Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Pteropus vampyrus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

  • Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo is Near Threatened while Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo 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 same Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus same Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Pteropus vampyrus Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo and Zorro Volador de Lord Howe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pteropus. (Flying Foxes)

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 30 cm
Average Weight 1.1 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zorro Volador De Cuello Rojo

La especie de murciélago más grande del mundo, los zorros voladores grandes tienen envergaduras que alcanzan 1,5 metros y habitan bosques tropicales desde el sudeste asiático hasta Filipinas e Indonesia. A pesar del nombre alarmante, se alimentan exclusivamente de frutas y néctar, convirtiéndolos en vitales polinizadores y dispersores de semillas para los árboles del bosque tropical. Se refugian en enormes colonias de miles de individuos. Clasificados como Vulnerables debido a la caza para carne de monte y la destrucción del hábitat.

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

No description available.

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