Caroline Flying Fox vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Pteropus molossinus compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Macroglossus
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Macroglossus sobrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Caroline Flying Fox and Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.