Guaje vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Leucaena esculenta compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Guaje is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaje	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Leucaena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Leucaena esculenta	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Guaje

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaje	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaje

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.