Lombok Flying Fox vs Meller’s Mongoose

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhynchogale
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Lombok Flying Fox and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.