Great Flying Fox vs six-spot burnet

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Zygaena filipendulae

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while six-spot burnet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	six-spot burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zygaenidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zygaena
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Zygaena filipendulae

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Flying Fox and six-spot burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

six-spot burnet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	six-spot burnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

six-spot burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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