Large Fruit-eating Bat vs Lesser Bulb Fly

Artibeus amplus compared with Eumerus narcissi

Key Differences

• Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Bulb Fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser Bulb Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Artibeus	Eumerus
Species	Artibeus amplus	Eumerus narcissi

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit-eating Bat and Lesser Bulb Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Bulb Fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser Bulb Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Lesser Bulb Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.