Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Variable Flying Fox

Anarta myrtilli compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Variable 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 hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Variable 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.

Variable 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.