Light Red Meranti vs Madagascan flying fox

Shorea lepidota compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Madagascan 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 rufus

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Madagascan 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.

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.