Blow Fly vs Madagascan fruit bat

Lucilia sericata compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Blow Fly is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blow Fly	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Calliphoridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lucilia	Eidolon
Species	Lucilia sericata	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blow Fly and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blow Fly

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blow Fly	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blow Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blow Fly

The Blow Fly (Lucilia sericata) is a species in the genus Lucilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.