Banks Flying Fox vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Pteropus fundatus compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Saccopteryx
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (चमगादड़)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.