Lombok Flying Fox vs Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Coelioxys mandibularis

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Square-jawed 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 mandibularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Square-jawed 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.

Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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