New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	New Caledonian 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	Notopteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Notopteris neocaledonicus	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.