Admiralty Flying Fox vs Double-striped Thick-knee

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Burhinus bistriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Double-striped Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burhinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Burhinus
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Burhinus bistriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and Double-striped Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Double-striped Thick-knee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Double-striped Thick-knee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Double-striped Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.