Curran’s Pitogo vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Cycas curranii compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Moluccan 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 chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.