Forest Num-num vs Pacific Flying Fox

Carissa bispinosa compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carissa	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.