Lombok Flying Fox vs Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Coelioxys rufescens

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Megachilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Coelioxys
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Coelioxys rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.