Buff-breasted Sandpiper vs Lombok Flying Fox

Calidris subruficollis compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Buff-breasted Sandpiper is Near Threatened while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Scolopacidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Calidris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Calidris subruficollis	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

NT — Near Threatened

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) 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.