Banks Flying Fox vs Gorse Lacebug

Pteropus fundatus compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Gorse Lacebug
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)	Tingidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dictyonota
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Gorse Lacebug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.