Aldabra flying fox vs Lemon beebrush

Pteropus aldabrensis compared with Aloysia citrodora

Key Differences

• Aldabra flying fox is Endangered while Lemon beebrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aldabra flying fox	Lemon beebrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aloysia
Species	Pteropus aldabrensis	Aloysia citrodora

Conservation Status

Aldabra flying fox

EN — Endangered

Lemon beebrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aldabra flying fox	Lemon beebrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aldabra flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon beebrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Greece, Italy), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Aldabra flying fox

The Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) 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.