Kosrae Flying Fox vs Pomelo

Pteropus ualanus compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Pomelo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Pomelo
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)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Citrus
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Citrus maxima

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Pomelo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).