Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Pomace fly

Artibeus gnomus compared with Drosophila melanogaster

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Pomace fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Pomace fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Drosophilidae
Genus	Artibeus	Drosophila
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Drosophila melanogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Pomace fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pomace fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Pomace fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pomace fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).