Banks Flying Fox vs Brown Tube-nosed Bat

Pteropus fundatus compared with Murina suilla

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Brown Tube-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Brown Tube-nosed Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Murina
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Murina suilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Brown Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Brown Tube-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

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.

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

The Brown Tube-nosed Bat (Murina suilla) is a species in the genus Murina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.