African Hobby vs Great Flying Fox

Falco cuvierii compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Hobby	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Falconidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Falco	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Falco cuvierii	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Hobby and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Hobby

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Hobby	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Hobby

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Hobby

The African Hobby (Falco cuvierii) is a species in the genus Falco. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.