Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Anarta melanopa compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-Bordered White Underwing Dwarf 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 Noctuidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Anarta Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Anarta melanopa Pteropus woodfordi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-Bordered White Underwing and Dwarf Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-Bordered White Underwing Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. 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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