Blue Bottle Fly vs Madagascan fruit bat

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Blue Bottle Fly is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle 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	Calliphora	Eidolon
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Madagascan fruit 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).

Madagascan fruit 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.