Big Crested Mastiff Bat vs Cherry Fruit Fly

Promops centralis compared with Rhagoletis cingulata

Key Differences

• Big Crested Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Cherry Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Molossidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Promops	Rhagoletis
Species	Promops centralis	Rhagoletis cingulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Crested Mastiff Bat and Cherry Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Crested Mastiff Bat	Cherry Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cherry Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Big Crested Mastiff Bat

The Big Crested Mastiff Bat (Promops centralis) is a species in the genus Promops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.