Hoary Wattled Bat vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Chalinolobus nigrogriseus compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Hoary Wattled Bat is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary Wattled Bat	Little Golden-mantled 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	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chalinolobus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hoary Wattled Bat and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary Wattled Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.