Banks Flying Fox vs Dashed Slender Robberfly

Pteropus fundatus compared with Leptogaster guttiventris

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Dashed Slender Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Dashed Slender Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leptogaster
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Leptogaster guttiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Dashed Slender Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Dashed Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Dashed Slender Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dashed Slender Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.