New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Sedge Sprite

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Nehalennia irene

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered while Sedge Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Sedge Sprite
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Notopteris	Nehalennia
Species	Notopteris neocaledonicus	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat and Sedge Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Sedge Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.