Caroline Flying Fox vs Thicket Bean

Pteropus molossinus compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

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.