Greater Mascarene flying fox vs Troitsky's Psephellus

Pteropus niger compared with Psephellus troitzkyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Mascarene flying fox	Troitsky's Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Psephellus
Species	Pteropus niger	Psephellus troitzkyi

Conservation Status

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Troitsky's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Mascarene flying fox	Troitsky's Psephellus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Troitsky's Psephellus

Habitat

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