Dwarf Flying Fox vs Handley's Red Bat

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox Handley's Red 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 Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Vespertilionidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Lasiurus
Species Pteropus woodfordi Lasiurus atratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Handley's Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox Handley's Red Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

Handley's Red Bat

No description available.

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