Hoary Wattled Bat vs Scuttle fly

Chalinolobus nigrogriseus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Hoary Wattled Bat is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary Wattled Bat	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phoridae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Megaselia
Species	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Hoary Wattled Bat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary Wattled Bat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).