Blackdown Yellowjacket vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Corymbia bunites compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Blackdown Yellowjacket is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackdown Yellowjacket	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myrtaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Corymbia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Corymbia bunites	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Blackdown Yellowjacket

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackdown Yellowjacket	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackdown Yellowjacket

Habitat

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

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackdown Yellowjacket

The Blackdown Yellowjacket (Corymbia bunites) is a species in the genus Corymbia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.