New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Window Gnat

Pteropus vetula compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sylvicola
Species	Pteropus vetula	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

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.