Great Flying Fox vs Spined Hylaeus

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Hylaeus cornutus

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Spined Hylaeus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Spined Hylaeus
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)	Colletidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hylaeus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Hylaeus cornutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Spined Hylaeus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Spined Hylaeus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spined Hylaeus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.