Cutnut vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Barringtonia edulis compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

• Cutnut is Data Deficient while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutnut	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Barringtonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Barringtonia edulis	Pteropus personatus

Conservation Status

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutnut	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutnut

Habitat

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

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.