Formosan koa vs Pacific Flying Fox

Acacia confusa compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Formosan koa Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Fabaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Acacia Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Acacia confusa Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Formosan koa Pacific Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

No description available.

Pacific Flying Fox

No description available.

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