Dwarf Flying Fox vs Jack-bean

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Canavalia napaliensis

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Jack-bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Jack-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Canavalia
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Canavalia napaliensis

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Jack-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack-bean

Habitat

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