Devil Maple vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Acer diabolicum compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• Devil Maple is Least Concern while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil Maple	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acer	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acer diabolicum	Pteropus niger

Conservation Status

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil Maple	Greater Mascarene flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil Maple

Habitat

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

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.