Big Brown Bat vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Pteropus personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eptesicus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Pteropus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Moluccan Masked Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.