Ceylon-olive vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.