Elephant Jack vs Pacific Flying Fox

Artocarpus tamaran compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Elephant Jack is Vulnerable while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Jack	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Moraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Artocarpus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Artocarpus tamaran	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Elephant Jack

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Jack	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Jack

Habitat

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

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.