Fuchsbandwurm vs Great Flying Fox

Echinococcus multilocularis compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Fuchsbandwurm is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuchsbandwurm	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Plattwürmer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Cestoda (Bandwürmer)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Taeniidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Echinococcus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Echinococcus multilocularis	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fuchsbandwurm and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Fuchsbandwurm

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuchsbandwurm	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuchsbandwurm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.