Chalarm hang-daab vs Pacific Flying Fox

Alopias pelagicus compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Chalarm hang-daab is Endangered while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalarm hang-daab	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lamniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามขาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Alopiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alopias	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chalarm hang-daab and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Chalarm hang-daab

EN — Endangered

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalarm hang-daab	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chalarm hang-daab

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chalarm hang-daab

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.