Large-winged wingnut vs Pacific Flying Fox

Pterocarya macroptera compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Large-winged wingnut is Vulnerable while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-winged wingnut	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juglandaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pterocarya	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pterocarya macroptera	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Large-winged wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-winged wingnut	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-winged wingnut

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.