Eurasian Hobby vs Great Flying Fox

Falco subbuteo compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Eurasian Hobby is Near Threatened while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eurasian Hobby	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Falconidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Falco	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Falco subbuteo	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eurasian Hobby and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eurasian Hobby

NT — Near Threatened

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eurasian Hobby	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eurasian Hobby

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian Hobby

Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.