Little Red Flying Fox vs Slender Shrew

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red Flying Fox	Slender 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 scapulatus	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Red Flying Fox and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	Slender Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.