Greater Naked Bat vs Pacific Flying Fox

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Pacific 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	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cheiromeles	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Naked Bat and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.