Chinchilla à longue queue vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Chinchilla lanigera compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Chinchilla à longue queue is Not Evaluated while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinchilla à longue queue	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chinchillidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chinchilla	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chinchilla lanigera	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinchilla à longue queue and Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Chinchilla à longue queue

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinchilla à longue queue	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinchilla à longue queue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.