East Asian Free-tailed Bat vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Tadarida insignis compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• East Asian Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East Asian Free-tailed Bat	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tadarida	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Tadarida insignis	Pteropus caniceps

Evolutionary Relationship

East Asian Free-tailed Bat and North Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East Asian Free-tailed Bat	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.