Carolina Ash vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Fraxinus caroliniana compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• Carolina Ash is Endangered while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina Ash	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oleaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fraxinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fraxinus caroliniana	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Carolina Ash

EN — Endangered

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carolina Ash	Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina Ash

Habitat

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

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carolina Ash

The Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.