African yellow wood vs Variable Flying Fox

Annickia affinis compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• African yellow wood is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellow wood	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Annonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Annickia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Annickia affinis	Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

African yellow wood

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellow wood	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellow wood

Habitat

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

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African yellow wood

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