Black flying fox vs Scuttle fly

Pteropus alecto compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Scuttle 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)	Phoridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Megaselia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) 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.