Great Flying Fox vs Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Rhinolophus euryale

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Mediterranean Horseshoe 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)	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhinolophus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Rhinolophus euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Flying Fox and Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.