Little Red Flying Fox vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red Flying Fox	Mexican free-tailed bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tadarida
Species	Pteropus scapulatus	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Red Flying Fox and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	Mexican free-tailed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.