Fivefingers vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Syngonium angustatum compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Araceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Syngonium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.