Bushveld Orange Tip vs Great Flying Fox

Colotis pallene compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushveld Orange Tip	Great 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	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Colotis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Colotis pallene	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushveld Orange Tip and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bushveld Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushveld Orange Tip	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushveld Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bushveld Orange Tip

The Bushveld Orange Tip (Colotis pallene) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.