Bear-cat vs large flying fox

Arctictis binturong compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while large flying fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	large flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Carnivora (식육목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Viverridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Arctictis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Arctictis binturong	Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-cat and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	large flying fox
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	30 cm
Average Weight	—	1.1 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large flying fox

세계에서 가장 큰 박쥐 종으로, 날개폭이 최대 1.5미터에 달하며 동남아시아에서 필리핀, 인도네시아에 이르는 열대 숲에 서식한다. 이름과 달리 과일과 꽃꿀만 먹으며, 열대 삼림 나무의 중요한 화분 매개자이자 종자 산포자다. 수천 마리로 이루어진 대규모 군락에서 쉰다. 식용 사냥과 서식지 파괴로 취약종으로 등재되어 있다.