Lombok Flying Fox vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sphingidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hemaris
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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