Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Slender amaranth

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Slender amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).