Addax vs Lombok Flying Fox

Addax nasomaculatus compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Addax is Critically Endangered while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Addax	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Addax	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Addax nasomaculatus	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Addax and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Addax

CR — Critically Endangered

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Addax	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Addax

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in South Africa. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Addax

The Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is a species in the genus Addax. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic rea.