Filbert vs Pacific Flying Fox

Corylus maxima compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Filbert	Pacific 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 tonganus

Conservation Status

Filbert

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Filbert	Pacific 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).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.