Big Free-tailed Bat vs Cherry Fruit Fly

Nyctinomops macrotis compared with Rhagoletis cingulata

Key Differences

• Big Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Free-tailed 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	Nyctinomops	Rhagoletis
Species	Nyctinomops macrotis	Rhagoletis cingulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Free-tailed Bat	Cherry Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Free-tailed 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 Free-tailed Bat

The Big Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) is a species in the genus Nyctinomops. 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.