buttoned snout vs Madagascan flying fox

Hypena rostralis compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• buttoned snout is Least Concern while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buttoned snout	Madagascan flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erebidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hypena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hypena rostralis	Pteropus rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

buttoned snout and Madagascan flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

buttoned snout

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buttoned snout	Madagascan flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buttoned snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

buttoned snout

The Buttoned snout (Hypena rostralis) is a species in the genus Hypena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.