large flying fox vs Malayan civet

Pteropus vampyrus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

large flying fox is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large flying fox	Malayan civet
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)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viverridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Viverra
Species	Pteropus vampyrus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

large flying fox and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

表示 Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large flying fox	Malayan civet
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	30 cm	—
Average Weight	1.1 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large flying fox

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large flying fox

世界最大のコウモリ種で、翼開長は最大1.5メートルに達し、東南アジアからフィリピン・インドネシアにかけての熱帯林に生息する。その名に反して果実と花蜜のみを食べ、熱帯林の樹木にとって不可欠な花粉媒介者・種子散布者となっている。数千頭もの巨大なコロニーでねぐらを作る。食用のための狩猟と生息地破壊により絶滅危惧種に指定されている。