Great Flying Fox vs West Indies cherry

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.