Caroline Flying Fox vs Touch-me-not

Pteropus molossinus compared with Melianthus comosus

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Touch-me-not is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melianthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melianthus
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Touch-me-not
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.