Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Scuttle fly

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed 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 tuberculatus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed 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).