Asian Badger vs Variable Flying Fox

Meles leucurus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Meles	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Meles leucurus	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Badger and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.