bluethorn vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Senegalia erubescens compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bluethorn	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Senegalia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Senegalia erubescens	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

bluethorn

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bluethorn	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bluethorn

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.

bluethorn

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