Lombok Flying Fox vs Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Chaerephon nigeriae

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Nigerian Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Nigerian Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chaerephon
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Chaerephon nigeriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and Nigerian Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Nigerian Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nigerian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.