Black flying fox vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Pteropus alecto compared with Herpestes urva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Crab-eating Mongoose
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	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Herpestes
Species	Pteropus alecto	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

Black flying fox and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

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.