Admiralty Flying Fox vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhinophylla
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Admiralty Flying Fox and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.