Fatmucket vs Little Red Flying Fox

Lampsilis siliquoidea compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fatmucket	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Unionida (Unionida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Unionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lampsilis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lampsilis siliquoidea	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fatmucket and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fatmucket	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.