Dwarf Flying Fox vs Narrow-leafed Ash

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Fraxinus angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox Narrow-leafed Ash
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Oleaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Fraxinus
Species Pteropus woodfordi Fraxinus angustifolia

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox Narrow-leafed Ash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

Narrow-leafed Ash

No description available.

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