Clam Cherry vs Great Flying Fox

Cordia laevigata compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Clam Cherry Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cordiaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Cordia Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Cordia laevigata Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Clam Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clam Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clam Cherry

The Clam Cherry (Cordia laevigata) is a species in the genus Cordia. 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.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia