New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Slender Spreadwing

Pteropus vetula compared with Lestes rectangularis

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Slender Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lestes
Species	Pteropus vetula	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

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.