Beach Thick-knee vs Lombok Flying Fox

Esacus magnirostris compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Beach Thick-knee is Near Threatened while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Thick-knee	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Burhinidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Esacus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Esacus magnirostris	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Thick-knee and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Beach Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Thick-knee	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Thick-knee

The Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris) is a species in the genus Esacus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.