Fimbry vs Pacific Flying Fox

Fimbristylis littoralis compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fimbry Pacific 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 tonganus

Conservation Status

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fimbry Pacific 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).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fimbry

No description available.

Pacific Flying Fox

No description available.

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