Flats Silkypuff vs Great Flying Fox

Diastella proteoides compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Flats Silkypuff is Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Diastella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Diastella proteoides	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flats Silkypuff	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.