False stable fly vs Gray Flying Fox

Muscina stabulans compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• False stable fly is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable 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	Muscidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Muscina	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Muscina stabulans	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

False stable fly and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.