Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Anarta myrtilli compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Noctuidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anarta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Pteropus caniceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and North Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.