Banks Flying Fox vs Hespérie castillane

Pteropus fundatus compared with Pyrgus cinarae

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Hespérie castillane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Hespérie castillane
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pyrgus
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Pyrgus cinarae

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Hespérie castillane share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Hespérie castillane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Hespérie castillane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hespérie castillane

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.