Caroline Flying Fox vs lowland paca

Pteropus molossinus compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cuniculidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cuniculus
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.