Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Carollia monohernandezi compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat	Variable 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	Carollia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carollia monohernandezi	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.