Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox vs Ornate Shrew

Pteropus pumilus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sorex
Species	Pteropus pumilus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.