Large Red-belted Clearwing vs Ornate Flying Fox

Synanthedon culiciformis compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Large Red-belted Clearwing is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Ornate 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 ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Red-belted Clearwing and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Ornate 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.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.