New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Ocellated Darner

Pteropus vetula compared with Boyeria grafiana

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Ocellated Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Ocellated Darner
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)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Boyeria
Species	Pteropus vetula	Boyeria grafiana

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonian Flying Fox and Ocellated Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Ocellated Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Ocellated Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.