Kosrae Flying Fox vs Trailing indigo

Pteropus ualanus compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Trailing indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Indigofera
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Trailing indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, and United States.