New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Ornate 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 ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Ornate 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.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.