Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs Black-eared flying fox

Atherurus macrourus compared with Pteropus melanotus

Key Differences

• Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine is Least Concern while Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hystricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Atherurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Pteropus melanotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and Black-eared flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	Black-eared flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.