Caroline Flying Fox vs elderberry-ash

Pteropus molossinus compared with Polyscias sambucifolia

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while elderberry-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	elderberry-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyscias
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Polyscias sambucifolia

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

elderberry-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	elderberry-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elderberry-ash

Habitat

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

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.