Big-eared Flying Fox vs Sedge Sprite

Pteropus macrotis compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Sedge Sprite
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) Coenagrionidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Nehalennia
Species Pteropus macrotis Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Sedge Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Sedge Sprite
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Sprite

No description available.

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