Pacific Flying Fox vs Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Pteropus tonganus compared with Dioctria hyalipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
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)	Asilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioctria
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Dioctria hyalipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Flying Fox and Stripe-Legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Stripe-Legged Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stripe-Legged Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.