Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Solomons Flying Fox

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Pteropus rayneri

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Solomons Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Solomons Flying Fox
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	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chalinolobus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Pteropus rayneri

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Wattled Bat and Solomons Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Solomons Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Solomons Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Solomons Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.