Caatinga laucha vs Great Flying Fox

Calomys expulsus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Calomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Calomys expulsus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caatinga laucha and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.