New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Tickell's Bat

Pteropus vetula compared with Hesperoptenus tickelli

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Tickell's Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Tickell's 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hesperoptenus
Species	Pteropus vetula	Hesperoptenus tickelli

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Tickell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Tickell's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.