Bonin Flying Fox vs Indian-plum

Pteropus pselaphon compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Bonin Flying Fox is Endangered while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonin Flying Fox	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Flacourtia
Species	Pteropus pselaphon	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Bonin Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonin Flying Fox	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonin Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.