Dusky wireworm vs Great Flying Fox

Agriotes obscurus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dusky wireworm Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Elateridae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Agriotes Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Agriotes obscurus Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dusky wireworm Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky wireworm

No description available.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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