Black flying fox vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Pteropus alecto compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mystacinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mystacina
Species	Pteropus alecto	Mystacina robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (bộ Dơi)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

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.