Dwarf Flying Fox vs Runner Bean

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Phaseolus coccineus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Runner Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Runner 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)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Phaseolus coccineus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Runner Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).