Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Ryukyu Flying Fox

Alticola macrotis compared with Pteropus dasymallus

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Ryukyu Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Ryukyu Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alticola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alticola macrotis	Pteropus dasymallus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Ryukyu Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ryukyu Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Ryukyu Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ryukyu Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.