MacConnell's Bat vs Pavement ant

Mesophylla macconnelli compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	MacConnell's Bat	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Formicidae
Genus	Mesophylla	Tetramorium
Species	Mesophylla macconnelli	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

MacConnell's Bat and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	MacConnell's Bat	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela