Big-eared Flying Fox vs Malayan civet

Pteropus macrotis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Malayan civet
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) Viverra
Species Pteropus macrotis Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-eared Flying Fox and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

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.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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