Comoro Flying Fox vs Pale-shouldered Brocade

Pteropus livingstonii compared with Lacanobia thalassina

Key Differences

• Comoro Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pale-shouldered Brocade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comoro Flying Fox	Pale-shouldered Brocade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lacanobia
Species	Pteropus livingstonii	Lacanobia thalassina

Evolutionary Relationship

Comoro Flying Fox and Pale-shouldered Brocade share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Comoro Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pale-shouldered Brocade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comoro Flying Fox	Pale-shouldered Brocade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comoro Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-shouldered Brocade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Comoro Flying Fox

<em>Pteropus livingstonii</em>, the Comoro flying fox or Livingstone's fruit bat, is a large fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae, endemic to the Comoro Islands in the western Indian Ocean, where it is restricted to Anjouan and Mohéli. It is one of the largest bats in the world, with a wingspan that can exceed one meter and a body weight reportedly ranging between 400–700 g. The species roosts colonially in tall native forest trees, particularly in humid upland forest fragments, and feeds on a variety of native fruits, nectar, and pollen, playing a critical role as a seed disperser and pollinator in Comoran forest ecosystems. Precise average lifespan data in the wild remain poorly documented, though captive individuals have lived over 20 years. <em>Pteropus livingstonii</em> is assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, making it one of the most threatened bat species in the world. Primary threats include extensive deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and charcoal production, which has severely reduced suitable roosting and foraging habitat, along with historic hunting. Conservation efforts include habitat protection, community education programs, and captive breeding initiatives at several European zoos coordinated through an international species survival program.