Dwarf Flying Fox vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Mindanao Pygmy 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)	Alionycteris
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Alionycteris paucidentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.