Jack Bean vs Pacific Flying Fox

Canavalia pubescens 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 pubescens	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.