Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Mountain Aster

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alionycteris	Oclemena
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.