Banks Flying Fox vs River Maple

Pteropus fundatus compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

  • Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banks Flying Fox River Maple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Sapindaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Acer
Species Pteropus fundatus Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banks Flying Fox River Maple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.

River Maple

No description available.

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