Chestnut Pigmy vs Pacific Flying Fox

Stigmella samiatella compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Pigmy	Pacific 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	Nepticulidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stigmella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stigmella samiatella	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Pigmy and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Pigmy	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Pigmy

The Chestnut Pigmy (Stigmella samiatella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.