Light Red Meranti vs Lombok Flying Fox

Shorea lepidota compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Lombok 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 lepidota	Pteropus lombocensis

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Lombok 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.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.