Bonin Flying Fox vs Ceylon-olive

Pteropus pselaphon compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Bonin Flying Fox is Endangered while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonin Flying Fox	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Elaeocarpus
Species	Pteropus pselaphon	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Bonin Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonin Flying Fox	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonin Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Bonin Flying Fox

The Bonin Flying Fox (Pteropus pselaphon) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.