Beach Pea vs Great Flying Fox

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lathyrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.