Gilliard's Flying Fox vs May River Red

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while May River Red is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dendrobium
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	May River Red
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.