Large Red-belted Clearwing vs Lyles flying fox

Synanthedon culiciformis compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Large Red-belted Clearwing is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Lyles 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	Sesiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Synanthedon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Synanthedon culiciformis	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Red-belted Clearwing and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Red-belted Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.