Banks Flying Fox vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Pteropus fundatus compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cryptotis
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Cryptotis equatoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.