New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Phantom Darner

Pteropus vetula compared with Triacanthagyna trifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Phantom 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)	Triacanthagyna
Species	Pteropus vetula	Triacanthagyna trifida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Phantom Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phantom Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.