Big-eared Flying Fox vs Cereal Fly

Pteropus macrotis compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Opomyzidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Geomyza
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).