Black flying fox vs Jalapan Vole

Pteropus alecto compared with Microtus quasiater

Key Differences

  • Black flying fox is Least Concern while Jalapan Vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Jalapan 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) Microtus
Species Pteropus alecto Microtus quasiater

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Jalapan Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Jalapan Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Jalapan Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jalapan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black flying fox

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

Jalapan Vole

No description available.

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