Dwarf Flying Fox vs Four-barred Major

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oxycera
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Four-barred Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.