Everlasting Pea vs Gray Flying Fox

Lathyrus sylvestris compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Everlasting Pea is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Everlasting Pea	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lathyrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lathyrus sylvestris	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Everlasting Pea	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.