Cachorro do Campo vs Variable Flying Fox

Lycalopex gymnocercus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Cachorro do Campo is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cachorro do Campo	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lycalopex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lycalopex gymnocercus	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cachorro do Campo and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cachorro do Campo

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cachorro do Campo	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cachorro do Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.