Bitter-Ash vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Euonymus atropurpureus compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Bitter-Ash is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Ash	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Celastraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Euonymus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Euonymus atropurpureus	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Bitter-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Ash	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Ash

The Bitter-Ash (Euonymus atropurpureus) is a species in the genus Euonymus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.