Grandidier's Trident Bat vs Gray Flying Fox

Paratriaenops auritus compared with Pteropus griseus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Gray 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	Rhinonycteridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Paratriaenops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Paratriaenops auritus	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Grandidier's Trident Bat and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grandidier's Trident Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.