African Walnut vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lovoa	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

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