New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Variable 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 hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Variable 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.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.