Mantled Baskettail vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Epitheca semiaquea compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Mantled Baskettail is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mantled Baskettail	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Corduliidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Epitheca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Epitheca semiaquea	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mantled Baskettail and Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mantled Baskettail	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.