Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Pteropus niger compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio is Endangered while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thyropteridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Thyroptera
Species	Pteropus niger	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio

EN — Endangered

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador Negro de Mauricio

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.