Madagascan flying fox vs Sour orange

Pteropus rufus compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascan flying fox	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Citrus
Species	Pteropus rufus	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascan flying fox	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).