Fimbry vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Fimbristylis littoralis compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Fimbry is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fimbry	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fimbristylis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fimbristylis littoralis	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fimbry	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.