Cherry Fruit Fly vs Gray Flying Fox

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	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	Tephritidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhagoletis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Gray Flying Fox
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).

Gray Flying Fox

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.