Big-eared Flying Fox vs Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Pteropus macrotis compared with Paradoxurus jerdoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Viverridae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Paradoxurus
Species Pteropus macrotis Paradoxurus jerdoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

The Brown Palm Civit, Jerdon's Palm Civit (Paradoxurus jerdoni) is a species in the genus Paradoxurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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