Dwarf Flying Fox vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox Yellow-legged Centurion
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) Sargus
Species Pteropus woodfordi Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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