Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Chaerephon bemmeleni compared with Pteropus personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Moluccan Masked 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	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chaerephon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chaerephon bemmeleni	Pteropus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat and Moluccan Masked Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.