Canary fly vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Edwardsiana crataegi compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Canary fly is Least Concern while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canary fly	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cicadellidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Edwardsiana	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Edwardsiana crataegi	Pteropus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Canary fly and Philippine Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Canary fly

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canary fly	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canary fly

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canary fly

The Canary fly (Edwardsiana crataegi) is a species in the genus Edwardsiana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.