Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox vs Maxwell's Duiker

Pteropus pumilus compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Philantomba
Species	Pteropus pumilus	Philantomba maxwellii

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox and Maxwell's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Maxwell's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.