Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs Variable Chafer

Pteropus speciosus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gnorimus
Species	Pteropus speciosus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Philippine Gray Flying Fox and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.