Brown Mahogany vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Lovoa swynnertonii compared with Pteropus niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Mahogany	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lovoa	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lovoa swynnertonii	Pteropus niger

Conservation Status

Brown Mahogany

EN — Endangered

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Mahogany	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Mahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Mahogany

The Brown Mahogany (Lovoa swynnertonii) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo