Moluccan Flying Fox vs Red Lauan

Pteropus chrysoproctus compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moluccan Flying Fox	Red Lauan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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