Dwarf Flying Fox vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox Heller's Broad-nosed 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) Phyllostomidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Platyrrhinus
Species Pteropus woodfordi Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

No description available.

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