Dwarf Flying Fox vs Hump-backed fly

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phoridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Megaselia
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Megaselia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Hump-backed fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Hump-backed fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.