chinkapin vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Castanea pumila compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• chinkapin is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chinkapin	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Castanea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Castanea pumila	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chinkapin	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chinkapin

Habitat

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

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.