Curran’s Pitogo vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Cycas curranii compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	New Caledonian 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 vetula

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.