broad-bordered bee hawk-moth vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Hemaris fuciformis compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• broad-bordered bee hawk-moth is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broad-bordered bee hawk-moth	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sphingidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hemaris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hemaris fuciformis	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

broad-bordered bee hawk-moth and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

broad-bordered bee hawk-moth

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broad-bordered bee hawk-moth	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broad-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broad-bordered bee hawk-moth

The Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis) is a species in the genus Hemaris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.