Banks Flying Fox vs Dotted Shade

Pteropus fundatus compared with Eana osseana

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Dotted Shade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Dotted Shade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eana
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Eana osseana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Dotted Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Dotted Shade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Shade

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.