Blue Bottle Fly vs Japanese Noctule

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Blue Bottle Fly is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Calliphoridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Calliphora	Nyctalus
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Nyctalus furvus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bottle Fly and Japanese Noctule share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Japanese Noctule
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).

Japanese Noctule

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.