Madagascan flying fox vs mango-pine

Pteropus rufus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan flying fox	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Barringtonia
Species	Pteropus rufus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan flying fox	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.