Dwarf Flying Fox vs umkokolo

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox umkokolo
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Salicaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Dovyalis
Species Pteropus woodfordi Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox umkokolo
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

umkokolo

No description available.

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