chilte vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Pteropus niger

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.