Forest Bead-string vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Alchornea hirtella compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Forest Bead-string is Least Concern while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Philippine Gray 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 speciosus

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Philippine Gray 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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.