Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Seychelles flying fox

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Pteropus seychellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Allen’s Common Mustached Bat Seychelles flying fox
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 Mormoopidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Pteronotus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Pteronotus fuscus Pteropus seychellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat and Seychelles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Allen’s Common Mustached Bat Seychelles flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Seychelles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seychelles flying fox

No description available.

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