Cereal Fly vs Lesser Bulldog Bat

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Noctilio albiventris

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Lesser Bulldog Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Lesser Bulldog Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Opomyzidae	Noctilionidae
Genus	Geomyza	Noctilio
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Noctilio albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Bulldog Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Lesser Bulldog 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).

Lesser Bulldog 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).