Alpine Long-eared Bat vs Banks Flying Fox

Plecotus macrobullaris compared with Pteropus fundatus

Key Differences

  • Alpine Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Banks Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Long-eared Bat Banks Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family Vespertilionidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Plecotus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Plecotus macrobullaris Pteropus fundatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Long-eared Bat and Banks Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Alpine Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Long-eared Bat Banks Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Long-eared Bat

The Alpine Long-eared Bat (Plecotus macrobullaris) is a species in the genus Plecotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) 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.

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