Gillet's cherry-orange vs Pacific Flying Fox

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	Pacific 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	Citropsis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

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.