Downy Cherry vs Great Flying Fox

Prunus tomentosa compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Downy Cherry is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Cherry	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Prunus tomentosa	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Downy Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Cherry	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.