vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Disciseda bovista compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

  • is Critically Endangered while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Disciseda Notopteris
Species Disciseda bovista Notopteris neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

No description available.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

No description available.

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