black-shanked douc vs Lombok Flying Fox

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

  • black-shanked douc is Critically Endangered while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black-shanked douc Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Primates (Primates) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Pygathrix Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Pygathrix nigripes Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

black-shanked douc and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black-shanked douc Lombok Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-shanked douc

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lombok Flying Fox

No description available.

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