Gray Flying Fox vs Year Bean

Pteropus griseus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus griseus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.