Admiralty Flying Fox vs False Serotine Bat

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

  • Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Admiralty Flying Fox False Serotine Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same Chiroptera (Bats) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Vespertilionidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Hesperoptenus
Species Pteropus admiralitatum Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Admiralty Flying Fox False Serotine Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Serotine Bat

No description available.

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