Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Scuttle fly

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar 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	Hsunycteris	Megaselia
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Patton’s Nectar Bat and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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).