Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Dark flying fox

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat is Least Concern while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Dark flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Pteropus subniger

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat and Dark flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Dark flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.