Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Muscoid fly

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Muscoid fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Delia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Muscoid fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Muscoid fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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