Dwarf Flying Fox vs Holywood

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Guaiacum sanctum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Holywood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Holywood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Guaiacum
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Guaiacum sanctum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Holywood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.