Downy Emerald vs Great Flying Fox

Cordulia aenea compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Emerald	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Corduliidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cordulia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cordulia aenea	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Emerald	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.