Admiralty Flying Fox vs Devil's horsewhip

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

  • Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Admiralty Flying Fox Devil's horsewhip
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Amaranthaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Achyranthes
Species Pteropus admiralitatum Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Admiralty Flying Fox Devil's horsewhip
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's horsewhip

No description available.

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