Cape Star-chestnut vs Pacific Flying Fox

Sterculia alexandri compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Cape Star-chestnut is Vulnerable while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Star-chestnut	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sterculia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sterculia alexandri	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Cape Star-chestnut

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Star-chestnut	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Star-chestnut

Habitat

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

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Star-chestnut

The Cape Star-chestnut (Sterculia alexandri) is a species in the genus Sterculia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.