Bear-cat vs Great Flying Fox

Arctictis binturong compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Great 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	Viverridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Arctictis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Arctictis binturong	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-cat and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.