Banks Flying Fox vs Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Pteropus fundatus compared with Chaerephon jobimena

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chaerephon
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Chaerephon jobimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

The Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon jobimena) 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.