Fringed rue vs Great Flying Fox

Ruta chalepensis compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Fringed rue is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed rue	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rutaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ruta	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ruta chalepensis	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed rue	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.