Eastern Pondhawk vs Great Flying Fox

Erythemis simplicicollis compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Pondhawk	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	Libellulidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Erythemis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Erythemis simplicicollis	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Pondhawk	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.