Dwarf Flying Fox vs Gorse Lacebug

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Gorse Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tingidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dictyonota
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Gorse Lacebug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Gorse Lacebug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.