False stable fly vs Ornate Flying Fox

Muscina stabulans compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable fly	Ornate 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 ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Ornate 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).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.