Caroline Flying Fox vs Jungle Shrew

Pteropus molossinus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Suncus
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caroline Flying Fox and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.