Caroline Flying Fox vs southern elder

Pteropus molossinus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sambucus
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.