Comoro Flying Fox vs large flying fox

Pteropus livingstonii compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

• Comoro Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while large flying fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Comoro Flying Fox	large 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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus same	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pteropus livingstonii	Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Comoro Flying Fox and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pteropus. (Flying Foxes)

Conservation Status

Comoro Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Comoro Flying Fox	large flying fox
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	30 cm
Average Weight	—	1.1 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Comoro Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large flying fox

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Comoro Flying Fox

<em>Pteropus livingstonii</em>, the Comoro flying fox or Livingstone's fruit bat, is a large fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae, endemic to the Comoro Islands in the western Indian Ocean, where it is restricted to Anjouan and Mohéli. It is one of the largest bats in the world, with a wingspan that can exceed one meter and a body weight reportedly ranging between 400–700 g. The species roosts colonially in tall native forest trees, particularly in humid upland forest fragments, and feeds on a variety of native fruits, nectar, and pollen, playing a critical role as a seed disperser and pollinator in Comoran forest ecosystems. Precise average lifespan data in the wild remain poorly documented, though captive individuals have lived over 20 years. <em>Pteropus livingstonii</em> is assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, making it one of the most threatened bat species in the world. Primary threats include extensive deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and charcoal production, which has severely reduced suitable roosting and foraging habitat, along with historic hunting. Conservation efforts include habitat protection, community education programs, and captive breeding initiatives at several European zoos coordinated through an international species survival program.

large flying fox

世界最大蝙蝠物种，翼展可达1.5米，栖息于从东南亚至菲律宾和印度尼西亚的热带森林。尽管名字令人生畏，但其完全以果实和花蜜为食，是热带森林树木不可或缺的授粉者和种子传播者。在数千只个体组成的大型群落中栖息。因猎取野味和栖息地破坏被列为易危物种。