Banks Flying Fox vs bed bug

Pteropus fundatus compared with Cimex lectularius

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while bed bug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	bed bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cimicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cimex
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Cimex lectularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and bed bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

bed bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	bed bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bed bug

The Bed bug (Cimex lectularius) is a species in the genus Cimex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.