Forest Ironplum vs Pacific Flying Fox

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Putranjivaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Drypetes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.