Cereal Fly vs Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Cormura brevirostris

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Opomyzidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Geomyza	Cormura
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Cormura brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Chestnut Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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).

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.