Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Jack bean

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Jack bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Canavalia
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Canavalia ensiformis

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Jack bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).