Bale Mountains Vervet vs Variable Flying Fox

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chlorocebus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bale Mountains Vervet and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bale Mountains Vervet

The Bale Mountains Vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a species in the genus Chlorocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.