Basket Elm vs Gray Flying Fox

Ulmus crassifolia compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Basket Elm is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Elm	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ulmaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ulmus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ulmus crassifolia	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Basket Elm

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basket Elm	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Elm

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.

Basket Elm

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