Forest Bead-string vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Alchornea hirtella compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Forest Bead-string is Least Concern while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alchornea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Kosrae Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.