Dwarf Flying Fox vs Sunn hemp

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Crotalaria juncea

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Sunn hemp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Sunn hemp
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)	Crotalaria
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Crotalaria juncea

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sunn hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Sunn hemp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunn hemp

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (5 countries).