Curran’s Pitogo vs Great Flying Fox

Cycas curranii compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cycadaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cycas	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cycas curranii	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.