Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Small Emerald Spreadwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lestidae
Genus	Alionycteris	Lestes
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Small Emerald Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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