Great Flying Fox vs Sawfly

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Sawfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Sawfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pristiphora
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Sawfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.