dotted carpet vs Great Flying Fox

Alcis jubata compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• dotted carpet is Near Threatened while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dotted carpet	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	Geometridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alcis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alcis jubata	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

dotted carpet and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dotted carpet

NT — Near Threatened

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dotted carpet	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dotted carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.