Indian Hare vs Little Red Flying Fox

Lepus nigricollis compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Hare	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lepus nigricollis	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian Hare and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Hare	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.