Cherry Vinegar Fly vs Gray Flying Fox

Drosophila suzukii compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Vinegar 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	Drosophilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Drosophila	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Drosophila suzukii	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cherry Vinegar Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Vinegar Fly	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Vinegar Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Vinegar Fly

The Cherry Vinegar Fly (Drosophila suzukii) is a species in the genus Drosophila. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.