Little White-shouldered Bat vs Scuttle fly

Ametrida centurio compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Little White-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little White-shouldered 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	Phyllostomidae	Phoridae
Genus	Ametrida	Megaselia
Species	Ametrida centurio	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Little White-shouldered Bat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little White-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little White-shouldered Bat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little White-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).