New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat vs Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Notopteris neocaledonicus compared with Thomasomys nicefori

Key Differences

• New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered while Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Notopteris	Thomasomys
Species	Notopteris neocaledonicus	Thomasomys nicefori

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat and Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.