African Bean vs Gray Flying Fox

Faurea saligna compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• African Bean is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Bean	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Faurea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Faurea saligna	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

African Bean

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Bean	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Bean

Habitat

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

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Bean

The African Bean (Faurea saligna) is a species in the genus Faurea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.