Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Lagos-rubber

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Funtumia
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.