Great Flying Fox vs Taypau

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Homalium
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Taypau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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