Lombok Flying Fox vs Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Rhinolophus euryale

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Mediterranean Horseshoe 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)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhinolophus
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Rhinolophus euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.