Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Pocketed Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Alionycteris	Nyctinomops
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Pocketed Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.