Great Flying Fox vs Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Rhagio notatus

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Large Fleck-winged Snipefly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Large Fleck-winged Snipefly
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)	Rhagionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhagio
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Rhagio notatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Flying Fox and Large Fleck-winged Snipefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Large Fleck-winged Snipefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Fleck-winged Snipefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.