African Celtis vs Banks Flying Fox

Celtis zenkeri compared with Pteropus fundatus

Key Differences

  • African Celtis is Least Concern while Banks Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African Celtis Banks Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rosales (Roses & Allies) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cannabaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Celtis Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Celtis zenkeri Pteropus fundatus

Conservation Status

African Celtis

LC — Least Concern

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African Celtis Banks Flying Fox
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Celtis

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Celtis

The African Celtis (Celtis zenkeri) is a species in the genus Celtis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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