Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Dơi ngựa lớn

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Dơi ngựa lớn is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Dơi ngựa lớn
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	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat and Dơi ngựa lớn share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (bộ Dơi)

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dơi ngựa lớn

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Dơi ngựa lớn
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	30 cm
Average Weight	—	1.1 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Dơi ngựa lớn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dơi ngựa lớn

The world's largest bat species, large flying foxes have wingspans reaching 1.5 meters and inhabit tropical forests from Southeast Asia to the Philippines and Indonesia. Despite the alarming name, they feed exclusively on fruit and nectar, making them vital pollinators and seed dispersers for tropical forest trees. Roost in massive colonies of thousands. Listed as Vulnerable due to hunting for bushmeat and habitat destruction.