Figleaf gourd vs Great Flying Fox

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cucurbita	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.