Pacific Flying Fox vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Pteropus tonganus compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nyctinomops
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Pacific Flying Fox and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.