cacomistle vs Little Red Flying Fox

Bassariscus sumichrasti compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cacomistle	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bassariscus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bassariscus sumichrasti	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

cacomistle and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

cacomistle

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cacomistle	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cacomistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cacomistle

The Cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) is a species in the genus Bassariscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.