Illawarra Cypress-pine vs Pacific Flying Fox

Callitris muelleri compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illawarra Cypress-pine	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cupressaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Callitris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Callitris muelleri	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Illawarra Cypress-pine

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illawarra Cypress-pine	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illawarra Cypress-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.