arrow worm vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Parasagitta elegans compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

• arrow worm is Not Evaluated while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow worm	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sagittidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Parasagitta	Alionycteris
Species	Parasagitta elegans	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow worm and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow worm	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrow worm

The Arrow worm, Parasagitta elegans, is a species. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.