New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Slender Spreadwing

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Lestes rectangularis

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered while Slender Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Slender 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	Notopteris	Lestes
Species	Notopteris neocaledonicus	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Slender Spreadwing
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.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.