Black-eared flying fox vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Pteropus melanotus compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

  • Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared flying fox Northern Red-backed Vole
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 Chiroptera (翼手目) Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Cricetidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Myodes
Species Pteropus melanotus Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-eared flying fox Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Black-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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