Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Sunda Fruit Bat

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Acerodon macklotii

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Sunda Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Sunda Fruit 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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alionycteris	Acerodon
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Acerodon macklotii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sunda Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Sunda Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunda Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.