Cat vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Felis catus compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

  • Cat is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cat Dwarf 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 Carnivora (ネコ目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Felidae (Cats) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Felis (Small Cats) Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Felis catus Pteropus woodfordi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Dwarf Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cat Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 46 cm
Average Weight 4.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat

人類が最も成功した家畜の一つであるイエネコは、約1万年前に近東のヤマネコ(Felis silvestris lybica)から家畜化された小型で敏捷な肉食動物だ。70を超える公認品種が存在し、ネコは強い捕食本能を維持したまま地球上のほぼすべての陸地環境に分布している。世界で最も人気のあるペットで、世界中で約6億匹が飼育されていると推定される。

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

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