Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Cormura brevirostris compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Variable 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	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cormura	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.