Breakbill vs Great Flying Fox

Sideroxylon obovatum compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Breakbill Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ericales (Ericales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Sapotaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Sideroxylon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Sideroxylon obovatum Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Breakbill

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Breakbill Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Breakbill

Habitat

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Breakbill

The Breakbill (Sideroxylon obovatum) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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