Dwarf Flying Fox vs Fire ant

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Formicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Solenopsis
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Fire ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Fire ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).