Black-eared flying fox vs Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Pteropus melanotus compared with Alticola barakshin

Key Differences

  • Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared flying fox Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mammifères) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Cricetidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Alticola
Species Pteropus melanotus Alticola barakshin

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and Gobi Altai Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-eared flying fox Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

No description available.

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