Dwarf Flying Fox vs Muscoid fly

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Muscoid fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Muscoid 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)	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Delia
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Muscoid fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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