Black Ebony vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Diospyros tessellaria compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Black Ebony is Vulnerable while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Ebony	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ebenaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diospyros	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Diospyros tessellaria	Pteropus speciosus

Conservation Status

Black Ebony

VU — Vulnerable

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Ebony	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Ebony

Habitat

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

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Ebony

The Black Ebony (Diospyros tessellaria) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.