Miller's Dog-faced Bat vs Scuttle fly

Cynomops milleri compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Miller's Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller's Dog-faced 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	Cynomops	Megaselia
Species	Cynomops milleri	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller's Dog-faced Bat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Miller's Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller's Dog-faced Bat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller's Dog-faced 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).