Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat vs Gray Flying Fox

Artibeus cinereus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Gray 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	Artibeus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Artibeus cinereus	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.