Caroline Flying Fox vs Scrub Hickory

Pteropus molossinus compared with Carya floridana

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Scrub Hickory is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Scrub Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carya
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Carya floridana

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Scrub Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Scrub Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scrub Hickory

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.