Alkali-Blite vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Oxybasis rubra compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Alkali-Blite is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alkali-Blite	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Oxybasis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Oxybasis rubra	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Alkali-Blite

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alkali-Blite	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alkali-Blite

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alkali-Blite

The Alkali-Blite (Oxybasis rubra) is a species in the genus Oxybasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.