Lombok Flying Fox vs Nutmeg

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Myristica fragrans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lombok Flying Fox Nutmeg
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Myristicaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Myristica
Species Pteropus lombocensis Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lombok Flying Fox Nutmeg
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

Lombok Flying Fox

No description available.

Nutmeg

No description available.

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