Brook Snaketail vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Ophiogomphus aspersus compared with Pteropus personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Snaketail	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gomphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ophiogomphus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ophiogomphus aspersus	Pteropus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brook Snaketail and Moluccan Masked Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brook Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Snaketail	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brook Snaketail

The Brook Snaketail (Ophiogomphus aspersus) is a species in the genus Ophiogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.