Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mormoopidae
Genus	Alionycteris	Mormoops
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.