Lesser Ghost Bat vs Little Red Flying Fox

Diclidurus scutatus compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Ghost Bat	Little Red 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	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diclidurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Diclidurus scutatus	Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Ghost Bat and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Ghost Bat	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.