Lombok Flying Fox vs Skeetle

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Stenus longitarsis

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Skeetle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Skeetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Staphylinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Stenus
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Stenus longitarsis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and Skeetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Skeetle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Skeetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Skeetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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