Azobe vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Lophira alata compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

• Azobe is Vulnerable while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azobe	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ochnaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lophira	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lophira alata	Pteropus personatus

Conservation Status

Azobe

VU — Vulnerable

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azobe	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azobe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Azobe

The Azobe (Lophira alata) is a species in the genus Lophira. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio.