Cherry Fruit Fly vs Desert Long-eared Bat

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Otonycteris hemprichii

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Desert Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Desert Long-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tephritidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Rhagoletis	Otonycteris
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Otonycteris hemprichii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Fruit Fly and Desert Long-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Desert Long-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Fruit Fly

The Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata) is a species in the genus Rhagoletis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.