Gray Flying Fox vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Pteropus griseus compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Greater Broad-nosed 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Platyrrhinus
Species	Pteropus griseus	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Flying Fox and Greater Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.