Great Flying Fox vs Great Thick-knee

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burhinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Esacus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Esacus recurvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Flying Fox and Great Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Great Thick-knee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.