Elephant Apple vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Dillenia indica compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Moluccan 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 chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Moluccan 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.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.