Great Flying Fox vs horse

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Equus caballus

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while horse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	horse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Equus caballus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

horse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	horse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

horse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Sri Lanka), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (7 countries).