Devil Maple vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Acer diabolicum compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Devil Maple is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil Maple	New Caledonian 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 vetula

Conservation Status

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil Maple	New Caledonian 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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.