Chinese hackberry vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Celtis sinensis compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Chinese hackberry is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese hackberry	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cannabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Celtis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Celtis sinensis	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Chinese hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese hackberry	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese hackberry

The Chinese Hackberry (Celtis sinensis) is a species in the genus Celtis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Australia, India, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States.