Bonin Flying Fox vs Elephant Apple

Pteropus pselaphon compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Bonin Flying Fox is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonin Flying Fox	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dillenia
Species	Pteropus pselaphon	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Bonin Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonin Flying Fox	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonin Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, 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.