New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Window Gnat

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anisopodidae
Genus	Notopteris	Sylvicola
Species	Notopteris neocaledonicus	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.