Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Wild service aphid

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Dysaphis aucupariae

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Wild service aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Wild service aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aphididae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dysaphis
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Dysaphis aucupariae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilliard's Flying Fox and Wild service aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Wild service aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Wild service aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild service aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.