Meloncillo vs Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio

Herpestes ichneumon compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• Meloncillo is Least Concern while Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meloncillo	Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Herpestes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Herpestes ichneumon	Pteropus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Meloncillo and Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Meloncillo

LC — Least Concern

Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meloncillo	Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meloncillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.