Cereal Fly vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Chaerephon major

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Opomyzidae	Molossidae
Genus	Geomyza	Chaerephon
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Chaerephon major

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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).

Lappet-eared Free-tailed 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).