Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Seychelles flying fox

Artibeus gnomus compared with Pteropus seychellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Seychelles flying fox
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	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Artibeus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Pteropus seychellensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat and Seychelles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Seychelles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Seychelles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.