Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed 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)	Molossidae
Genus	Alionycteris	Nyctinomops
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.