Pacific Flying Fox vs Pomace fly

Pteropus tonganus compared with Drosophila repleta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Pomace fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Diptera (Zweiflügler)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Drosophilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Drosophila
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Drosophila repleta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pomace fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific 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 (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).