Mountain-ash vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Sorbus alnifolia compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Mountain-ash is Least Concern while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain-ash	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sorbus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sorbus alnifolia	Pteropus speciosus

Conservation Status

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain-ash	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.