Great Flying Fox vs Small Red Damsel

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ceriagrion
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Small Red Damsel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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