Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Pteropus speciosus compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Racket-tailed Emerald
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)	Corduliidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dorocordulia
Species	Pteropus speciosus	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Philippine Gray Flying Fox and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.