mountain-devil vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Lambertia formosa compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• mountain-devil is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mountain-devil	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lambertia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lambertia formosa	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

mountain-devil

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mountain-devil	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mountain-devil

Habitat

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

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.