Large Red-belted Clearwing vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Synanthedon culiciformis compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Large Red-belted Clearwing is Least Concern while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Philippine Gray 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 speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Philippine Gray 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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.