narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth vs Ornate Flying Fox

Hemaris tityus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Ornate 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	Sphingidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hemaris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hemaris tityus	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.