Bogota Fruit-eating Bat vs Cereal Fly

Artibeus bogotensis compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Bogota Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Artibeus	Geomyza
Species	Artibeus bogotensis	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat and Cereal Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

The Bogota Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus bogotensis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).