Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Madagascan flying fox

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Madagascan 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	Artibeus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Pteropus rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat and Madagascan flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Madagascan flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.