Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat vs Gray Flying Fox

Chaerephon jobimena compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Gray 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 griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat and Gray 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

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-and-red Free-tailed Bat	Gray 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.

Gray 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.