Bonin Flying Fox vs Gum-elemi

Pteropus pselaphon compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Bonin Flying Fox is Endangered while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonin Flying Fox	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bursera
Species	Pteropus pselaphon	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Bonin Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonin Flying Fox	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonin Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.