Halmaheran Blossom Bat vs Sapele

Syconycteris carolinae compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Meliaceae
Genus	Syconycteris	Entandrophragma
Species	Syconycteris carolinae	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	Sapele
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.