Banks Flying Fox vs Five-spot Ermel

Pteropus fundatus compared with Ethmia terminella

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Five-spot Ermel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Five-spot Ermel
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)	Ethmiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ethmia
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Ethmia terminella

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Five-spot Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Five-spot Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-spot Ermel

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.