Caroline Flying Fox vs Red ash

Pteropus molossinus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alphitonia
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.