arrow-poison-tree vs Gray Flying Fox

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• arrow-poison-tree is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-poison-tree	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acokanthera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

arrow-poison-tree

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-poison-tree	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-poison-tree

Habitat

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

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrow-poison-tree

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.