Boissier's Psephellus vs Great Flying Fox

Psephellus boissieri compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Boissier's Psephellus is Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boissier's Psephellus	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Psephellus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Psephellus boissieri	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Boissier's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boissier's Psephellus	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boissier's Psephellus

Habitat

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boissier's Psephellus

The Boissier's Psephellus (Psephellus boissieri) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.