Banks Flying Fox vs Slender Digger Wasp

Pteropus fundatus compared with Crossocerus elongatulus

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Slender Digger Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Slender Digger Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Crabronidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Crossocerus
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Crossocerus elongatulus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Slender Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Slender Digger Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Digger Wasp

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.