Black-eared flying fox vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Pteropus melanotus compared with Tupaia longipes

Key Differences

  • Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable while Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared flying fox Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Scandentia (อันดับกระแต)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Tupaiidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Tupaia
Species Pteropus melanotus Tupaia longipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared flying fox and Long-footed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-eared flying fox Long-footed Treeshrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-footed Treeshrew

No description available.

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