lowland paca vs Pacific Flying Fox

Cuniculus paca compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lowland paca	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cuniculidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuniculus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cuniculus paca	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

lowland paca and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lowland paca	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.