Maui's paddle vs Pacific Flying Fox

Elaphoglossum crassicaule compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Maui's paddle is Endangered while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maui's paddle	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Elaphoglossum crassicaule	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maui's paddle	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.