Gray Flying Fox vs Quito-orange

Pteropus griseus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Solanum
Species	Pteropus griseus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).