Love Apple vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Paris polyphylla compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Paris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Paris polyphylla	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.