Admiralty Flying Fox vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phyllostomus
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Phyllostomus hastatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and Greater Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.