Pacific Tent-making Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Uroderma convexum compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Tent-making 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	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Uroderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Uroderma convexum	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Tent-making Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Tent-making Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.