Blue Bottle Fly vs Flower-faced Bat

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Blue Bottle Fly is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Calliphoridae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Calliphora	Anthops
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bottle Fly and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Flower-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Bottle Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Bottle Fly

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