Forest Giant Squirrel vs Lombok Flying Fox

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Protoxerus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Giant Squirrel and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.