New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Pteropus vetula compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Patton’s Nectar 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)	Hsunycteris
Species	Pteropus vetula	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonian Flying Fox and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.