Caroline Flying Fox vs sugar-plum

Pteropus molossinus compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Uapaca
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.