Japanese Long-eared Bat vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Plecotus sacrimontis compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Japanese Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Long-eared Bat	Little Golden-mantled 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	Vespertilionidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Plecotus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Plecotus sacrimontis	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Long-eared Bat and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Japanese Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Long-eared Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.