Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Hipposideros bicolor compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hipposideridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hipposideros	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hipposideros bicolor	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat

The Bicolored Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros bicolor) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.