Jack-bean vs Pacific Flying Fox

Canavalia napaliensis compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Jack-bean is Critically Endangered while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jack-bean	Pacific 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	Canavalia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Canavalia napaliensis	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Jack-bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jack-bean	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jack-bean

Habitat

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

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.