Hairy Big-eyed Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Chiroderma villosum compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Hairy Big-eyed Bat is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Big-eyed Bat	Ornate 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	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chiroderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chiroderma villosum	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Big-eyed Bat and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Big-eyed Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.