Blow fly vs Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Lucilia caesar compared with Aproteles bulmerae

Key Differences

• Blow fly is Least Concern while Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blow fly	Bulmer's 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	Aproteles
Species	Lucilia caesar	Aproteles bulmerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blow fly and Bulmer's Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blow fly

LC — Least Concern

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blow fly	Bulmer's 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

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blow fly

The Blow fly (Lucilia caesar) 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.

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.