Gobi Big Brown Bat vs Great Flying Fox

Eptesicus gobiensis compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Big Brown Bat	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	Eptesicus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eptesicus gobiensis	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Big Brown Bat and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Big Brown Bat	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.