Dwarf Flying Fox vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Macroglossus
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Macroglossus sobrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.