Little Red Flying Fox vs Pomace Fly

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Scaptomyza pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red 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)	Scaptomyza
Species	Pteropus scapulatus	Scaptomyza pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pomace Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	Pomace Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red 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 Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).