New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Orange-throated Bat

Pteropus vetula compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Orange-throated Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Orange-throated 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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lampronycteris
Species	Pteropus vetula	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonian Flying Fox and Orange-throated Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.