Great Flying Fox vs Little Black Serotine

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Little Black 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 andinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.