Aldabra flying fox vs red-cedar

Pteropus aldabrensis compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Aldabra flying fox is Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aldabra flying fox	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trichilia
Species	Pteropus aldabrensis	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Aldabra flying fox

EN — Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aldabra flying fox	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aldabra flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.