Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox vs North American Hoary Bat

Pteropus pumilus compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Key Differences

• Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened while North American Hoary Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	North American Hoary Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aeorestes
Species	Pteropus pumilus	Aeorestes cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox and North American Hoary Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	North American Hoary Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.