Bornean Water Shrew vs Great Flying Fox

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

  • Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bornean Water Shrew Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น) Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family Soricidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Chimarrogale Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Chimarrogale phaeura Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bornean Water Shrew Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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