Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Sour orange

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

  • Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gilliard's Flying Fox Sour orange
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Rutaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Citrus
Species Pteropus gilliardorum Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gilliard's Flying Fox Sour orange
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Gilliard's Flying Fox

No description available.

Sour orange

No description available.

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