Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox vs Malagasy civet

Pteropus pumilus compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eupleridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fossa
Species	Pteropus pumilus	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox and Malagasy civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.