Hairy Fruit-eating Bat vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Artibeus hirsutus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
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	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Artibeus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Artibeus hirsutus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat and Zorro Volador de Lord Howe share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.