Cherry Fruit Fly vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Rhagoletis cingulata compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

• Cherry Fruit Fly is Not Evaluated while Pale Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Fruit Fly	Pale Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tephritidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhagoletis	Phyllostomus
Species	Rhagoletis cingulata	Phyllostomus discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Fruit Fly and Pale Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry Fruit Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Fruit Fly	Pale Spear-nosed 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).

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.