Butterfly-leaf vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

  • Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Butterfly-leaf Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Fabaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Adenolobus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Adenolobus garipensis Pteropus pumilus

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Butterfly-leaf Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

No description available.

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