Highland Flat-body vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Depressaria silesiaca compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highland Flat-body	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Depressariidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Depressaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Depressaria silesiaca	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Highland Flat-body and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highland Flat-body	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.