Pacific Flying Fox vs Sedge Fanner

Pteropus tonganus compared with Glyphipterix forsterella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Sedge Fanner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Glyphipterigidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Glyphipterix
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Glyphipterix forsterella

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Flying Fox and Sedge Fanner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Fanner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Sedge Fanner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Fanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.