Bladder-nut vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Diospyros whyteana compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Bladder-nut is Least Concern while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder-nut	North Moluccan 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 whyteana	Pteropus caniceps

Conservation Status

Bladder-nut

LC — Least Concern

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder-nut	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder-nut

Habitat

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

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder-nut

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