Peters's Ghost-faced Bat vs Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Mormoops megalophylla compared with Dioctria linearis

Key Differences

• Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern while Small Yellow-legged Robberfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Mormoopidae	Asilidae
Genus	Mormoops	Dioctria
Species	Mormoops megalophylla	Dioctria linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat and Small Yellow-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat	Small Yellow-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.