Downlooker Snipefly vs Great Flying Fox

Rhagio scolopacea compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downlooker Snipefly	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhagionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhagio	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rhagio scolopacea	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Downlooker Snipefly

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downlooker Snipefly	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downlooker Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.