Great Flying Fox vs Harmless Serotine

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Harmless Serotine
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eptesicus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.