Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alionycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.