Bates's Dwarf Antelope vs Gray Flying Fox

Neotragus batesi compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

  • Bates's Dwarf Antelope is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bates's Dwarf Antelope Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Neotragus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Neotragus batesi Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bates's Dwarf Antelope and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bates's Dwarf Antelope Gray Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bates's Dwarf Antelope

The Bates's Dwarf Antelope (Neotragus batesi) is a species in the genus Neotragus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Flying Fox

No description available.

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