Bonin Flying Fox vs Small Suncup

Pteropus pselaphon compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Bonin Flying Fox is Endangered while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonin Flying Fox	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aspidonepsis
Species	Pteropus pselaphon	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Bonin Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonin Flying Fox	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonin Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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

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.