Banks Flying Fox vs False Dotted Border

Pteropus fundatus compared with Belenois thysa

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while False Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	False Dotted Border
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Belenois
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.