Banks Flying Fox vs Violet Dropwing

Pteropus fundatus compared with Trithemis annulata

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Violet Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trithemis
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Violet Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Dropwing

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.