Cherry Fruit Fly vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Moluccan 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 chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Moluccan 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).

Moluccan 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.