May Shade vs Pacific Flying Fox

Cnephasia communana compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• May Shade is Endangered while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	May Shade	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tortricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cnephasia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cnephasia communana	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

May Shade and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

May Shade

EN — Endangered

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	May Shade	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

May Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.