Illustrious Greenbottle vs Little Red Flying Fox

Lucilia illustris compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illustrious Greenbottle	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Calliphoridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lucilia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lucilia illustris	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Illustrious Greenbottle and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illustrious Greenbottle	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.