Caroline Flying Fox vs Lined Hooktail

Pteropus molossinus compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Paragomphus
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caroline Flying Fox and Lined Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.