Great Flying Fox vs Kleiner Fuchs

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Kleiner Fuchs
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aglais
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Kleiner Fuchs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kleiner Fuchs

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Kleiner Fuchs

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.