Desert Long-eared Bat vs Little Red Flying Fox

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Little Red 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	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Otonycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Long-eared Bat and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.