Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Kosrae Flying Fox
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	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Saccopteryx	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Pteropus ualanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Kosrae Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Kosrae Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.