vs Little Red Flying Fox

Graphis elegans compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ostropales (Ostropales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Graphidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Graphis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Graphis elegans	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.