Great Flying Fox vs Small Tabby

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Aglossa caprealis

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Small Tabby is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Small Tabby
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)	Pyralidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aglossa
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Aglossa caprealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Small Tabby

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Small Tabby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).