Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Light Red Meranti

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Shorea
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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