akee vs Madagascan flying fox

Blighia sapida compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• akee is Not Evaluated while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	akee	Madagascan flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Blighia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Blighia sapida	Pteropus rufus

Conservation Status

akee

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	akee	Madagascan flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

akee

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

akee

The Akee (Blighia sapida) is a species in the genus Blighia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.