Incan shrew opossum vs large flying fox

Lestoros inca compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while large flying fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	large flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Caenolestidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lestoros	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lestoros inca	Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Incan shrew opossum and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	large flying fox
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	30 cm
Average Weight	—	1.1 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

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.

large flying fox

A maior espécie de morcego do mundo, os raposas-voadoras-grandes têm envergaduras de até 1,5 metro e habitam florestas tropicais do sudeste asiático até as Filipinas e a Indonésia. Apesar do nome alarmante, alimentam-se exclusivamente de frutas e néctar, tornando-os vitais polinizadores e dispersores de sementes para as árvores da floresta tropical. Estabelecem abrigos em enormes colônias de milhares de indivíduos. Classificadas como Vulneráveis devido à caça para carne e destruição de habitat.