Banks Flying Fox vs Boxthorn

Pteropus fundatus compared with Lycium shawii

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Boxthorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Boxthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lycium
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Lycium shawii

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Boxthorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boxthorn

Habitat

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

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) 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.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.