Cherry Ballart vs Great Flying Fox

Exocarpos cupressiformis compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cherry Ballart Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Santalales (Santalales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Santalaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Exocarpos Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Exocarpos cupressiformis Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Cherry Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cherry Ballart Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Ballart

Habitat

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry Ballart

The Cherry Ballart (Exocarpos cupressiformis) is a species in the genus Exocarpos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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