Lombok Flying Fox vs Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Matapalo Broad-nosed 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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Platyrrhinus
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Platyrrhinus matapalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (चमगादड़)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matapalo Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.