Cereal Fly vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Geomyza tripunctata compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cereal Fly	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Geomyza tripunctata	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cereal Fly and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cereal Fly	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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).

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

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).