Dark fruit-eating bat vs Lombok Flying Fox

Artibeus obscurus compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Artibeus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.