Pacific Flying Fox vs Widow Skimmer

Pteropus tonganus compared with Libellula luctuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Widow Skimmer
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Libellula
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.