Bird's Eye vs Solomons Flying Fox

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Pteropus rayneri

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Solomons Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Solomons Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Sapindaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Alectryon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Alectryon subcinereus Pteropus rayneri

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Solomons Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Solomons Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Solomons Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Solomons Flying Fox

No description available.

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