Alectryon vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Alectryon tropicus compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	North 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	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alectryon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Pteropus caniceps

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.