Broad-muzzled Bat vs Great Flying Fox

Submyotodon latirostris compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-muzzled Bat Great 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 Vespertilionidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Submyotodon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Submyotodon latirostris Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-muzzled Bat and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Broad-muzzled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-muzzled Bat Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-muzzled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-muzzled Bat

The Broad-Muzzled Bat (Submyotodon latirostris) is a species in the genus Submyotodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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