Blue-fronted Dancer vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Argia apicalis compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Blue-fronted Dancer is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-fronted Dancer	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Argia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Argia apicalis	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-fronted Dancer and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-fronted Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-fronted Dancer	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-fronted Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-fronted Dancer

The Blue Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) is a species in the genus Argia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.