large flying fox vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Pteropus vampyrus compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• large flying fox is Near Threatened while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large flying fox	Lesser Ghost Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Diclidurus
Species	Pteropus vampyrus	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

large flying fox and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large flying fox	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	30 cm	—
Average Weight	1.1 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.