large blue vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Maculinea arion compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• large blue is Near Threatened while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large blue	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lycaenidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Maculinea	Notopteris
Species	Maculinea arion	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Evolutionary Relationship

large blue and New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large blue	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.