Question

Distinguish between butterfly and bat with the help of four distinguishing properties.

Distinguish between butterfly & bat.

Answer 1

	Butterfly	Bat
1.	It belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.	It belongs to the phylum Chordata.
2.	It has jointed appendages.	It does not have jointed appendages.
3.	It has four wings for flying.	It has a patagium that functions as a wing.
4.	The body is divisible into the head, thorax, and abdomen.	The body is divisible into head, neck, trunk, and tail.
5.	Exoskeleton is chitinous.	Exoskeleton is in the form of hairs.
6.	They are cold-blooded organisms.	They are warm-blooded organisms.

Answer 2

Sr. No.	Butterfly	Bat
1.	Butterfly is a diurnal (active during the day) insect.	A bat is a nocturnal (active at night) mammal.
2.	Butterfly is classified as a non-chordate.	A bat is classified as a Chordate.
3.	It is included in the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda.	It is included in the class Mammalia of the subphylum Vertebrata.
4.	Butterfly has three pairs of legs and two pairs of chitinous wings.	A bat has one pair of legs and a pair of patagia, which are used for flying. Patagium has bones.
5.	Butterfly lays eggs which hatch into larva. Larva develops into a pupa, and the pupa metamorphoses into an adult.	A bat is a viviparous animal that gives birth to live young ones. Young ones are fed by milk secreted by mammary glands.