Lyles flying fox vs red-faced spider monkey

Pteropus lylei compared with Ateles paniscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lyles flying fox red-faced spider monkey
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Primates (Primates)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Atelidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Ateles
Species Pteropus lylei Ateles paniscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lyles flying fox and red-faced spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

red-faced spider monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lyles flying fox red-faced spider monkey
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-faced spider monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyles flying fox

No description available.

red-faced spider monkey

No description available.

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