Gambian Mongoose vs Great Flying Fox

Mungos gambianus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Mongoose	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mungos	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mungos gambianus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gambian Mongoose and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Mongoose	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.