Elephant Apple vs Lombok Flying Fox

Dillenia indica compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dillenia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dillenia indica	Pteropus lombocensis

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Lombok Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.