Lombok Flying Fox vs Natterer's Bat

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Myotis nattereri

Key Differences

  • Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Natterer's Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lombok Flying Fox Natterer's 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) Vespertilionidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Myotis
Species Pteropus lombocensis Myotis nattereri

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and Natterer's Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Natterer's Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lombok Flying Fox Natterer's Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natterer's Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lombok Flying Fox

No description available.

Natterer's Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia