Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Black flying fox

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Pteropus alecto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat Black flying fox
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 Molossidae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Chaerephon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Chaerephon jobimena Pteropus alecto

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Black flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat Black flying fox
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat

The Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon jobimena) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.

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