Banks Flying Fox vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Pteropus fundatus compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Gervais's Fruit-eating 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)	Artibeus
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Artibeus cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banks Flying Fox and Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.