Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat vs Zorro Volador de Madagascar

Beamys hindei compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat is Least Concern while Zorro Volador de Madagascar is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Zorro Volador de Madagascar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nesomyidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Beamys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Beamys hindei	Pteropus rufus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat and Zorro Volador de Madagascar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Zorro Volador de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat	Zorro Volador de Madagascar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Kenya.

Zorro Volador de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.