Dwarf Flying Fox vs Sunda Fruit Bat

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Acerodon macklotii

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Sunda Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Sunda 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)	Acerodon
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Acerodon macklotii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sunda Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunda Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.