Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Moluccan 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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alionycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.