Bonin Flying Fox vs Red Buckeye

Pteropus pselaphon compared with Aesculus pavia

Key Differences

• Bonin Flying Fox is Endangered while Red Buckeye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonin Flying Fox	Red Buckeye
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aesculus
Species	Pteropus pselaphon	Aesculus pavia

Conservation Status

Bonin Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonin Flying Fox	Red Buckeye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonin Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.