Great Flying Fox vs Waved Pincertail

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Waved Pincertail
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)	Gomphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Onychogomphus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.