Fringed Myotis vs Great Flying Fox

Myotis thysanodes compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Myotis	Great 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	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Myotis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Myotis thysanodes	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fringed Myotis and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Myotis	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.