Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

  • Ansorge's free-tailed bat is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ansorge's free-tailed bat Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳類) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same Chiroptera (翼手目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Molossidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Chaerephon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Chaerephon ansorgei Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ansorge's free-tailed bat and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ansorge's free-tailed bat Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

The Ansorge's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon ansorgei) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

No description available.

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