Little Red Flying Fox vs Orange-legged Robberfly

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Dioctria oelandica

Key Differences

• Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern while Orange-legged Robberfly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red Flying Fox	Orange-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioctria
Species	Pteropus scapulatus	Dioctria oelandica

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Red Flying Fox and Orange-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Orange-legged Robberfly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	Orange-legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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