Great Flying Fox vs Pomace fly

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Drosophila melanogaster

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Pomace fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Pomace 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)	Drosophilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Drosophila
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Drosophila melanogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pomace fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Pomace fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomace fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Costa Rica, United States), and South America (Brazil).