Chinese hackberry vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Celtis sinensis compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Chinese hackberry is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese hackberry	New Caledonian 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 vetula

Conservation Status

Chinese hackberry

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese hackberry	New Caledonian 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.

New Caledonian 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.