Blue-striped Spreadwing vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Lestes tenuatus compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-striped Spreadwing Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Lestidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Lestes Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Lestes tenuatus Pteropus woodfordi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-striped Spreadwing and Dwarf Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-striped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-striped Spreadwing Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-striped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-striped Spreadwing

The Blue-striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) is a species in the genus Lestes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

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