Chestnut Groundling vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Teleiodes flavimaculella compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Groundling is Vulnerable while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Groundling	Moluccan Masked 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	Gelechiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Teleiodes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Teleiodes flavimaculella	Pteropus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Groundling

VU — Vulnerable

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Groundling	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Groundling

The Chestnut Groundling (Teleiodes flavimaculella) is a species in the genus Teleiodes. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.