Black flying fox vs Large-eared Hutia

Pteropus alecto compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

  • Black flying fox is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Chiroptera (ค้างคาว) Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Capromyidae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Mesocapromys
Species Pteropus alecto Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Large-eared Hutia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black flying fox

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

Large-eared Hutia

No description available.

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