Little Red Flying Fox vs Siamese-ginger

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Alpinia galanga

Key Differences

• Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern while Siamese-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red Flying Fox	Siamese-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alpinia
Species	Pteropus scapulatus	Alpinia galanga

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Siamese-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	Siamese-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siamese-ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.