large blue vs Pacific Flying Fox

Maculinea arion compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• large blue is Near Threatened while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large blue	Pacific Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Maculinea arion	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

large blue and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large blue	Pacific Flying Fox
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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.