Mexican free-tailed bat vs Scuttle fly

Tadarida brasiliensis compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Mexican free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican free-tailed 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	Molossidae	Phoridae
Genus	Tadarida	Megaselia
Species	Tadarida brasiliensis	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican free-tailed bat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican free-tailed bat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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).