Devil's Bit vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Acanthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ruellia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Pteropus caniceps

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).