Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Pteropus pumilus compared with Lestes virens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lestes
Species	Pteropus pumilus	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox and Small Emerald Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.