Fly vs Great Flying Fox

Drosophila simulans compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Fly is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Drosophilidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Drosophila	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Drosophila simulans	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fly and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.