Beach Pea vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
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	Notopteris
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
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).

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

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.