Cereal Fly vs Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Syconycteris carolinae

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Halmaheran Blossom Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Opomyzidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Geomyza	Syconycteris
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Syconycteris carolinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Halmaheran Blossom Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Halmaheran Blossom 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).

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cereal Fly

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