Fruit Fly vs Orange Nectar Bat

Urophora cardui compared with Lonchophylla robusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit Fly	Orange Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tephritidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Urophora	Lonchophylla
Species	Urophora cardui	Lonchophylla robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Fruit Fly and Orange Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Orange Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Orange Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Orange Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.