Light Red Meranti vs Pacific Flying Fox

Shorea smithiana compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Vulnerable while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Shorea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Shorea smithiana	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

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.