Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Pectis

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pectis
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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