Big-eared Flying Fox vs Small Red Damsel

Pteropus macrotis compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Flying Fox	Small Red Damsel
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)	Ceriagrion
Species	Pteropus macrotis	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Flying Fox	Small Red Damsel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.