Banks Flying Fox vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Pteropus fundatus compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

  • Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banks Flying Fox Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Cricetidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Myodes
Species Pteropus fundatus Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banks Flying Fox Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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