Filbert vs Great Flying Fox

Corylus maxima compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Filbert is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Filbert	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Betulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Corylus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Corylus maxima	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Filbert

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Filbert	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Filbert

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Turkey) and Europe (12 countries).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.