mersawa vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Anisoptera costata compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• mersawa is Endangered while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mersawa	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anisoptera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Anisoptera costata	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mersawa	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mersawa

Habitat

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

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.