Kosrae Flying Fox vs Nippon maple

Pteropus ualanus compared with Acer nipponicum

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Nippon maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Nippon maple
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acer
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Acer nipponicum

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Nippon maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Nippon maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nippon maple

Habitat

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