Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Moluccan 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	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lophostoma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker's Round-eared Bat and Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.