Dwarf Flying Fox vs Mérida Nightshade

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Solanum ripense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Solanum
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Mérida Nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.