Beaverpond Baskettail vs Great Flying Fox

Epitheca canis compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beaverpond Baskettail Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Corduliidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Epitheca Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Epitheca canis Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beaverpond Baskettail and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beaverpond Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beaverpond Baskettail Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaverpond Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaverpond Baskettail

The Beaverpond Baskettail (Epitheca canis) is a species in the genus Epitheca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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