Mountain Soursop vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Annona jamaicensis compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Mountain Soursop is Vulnerable while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Soursop	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Annonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Annona	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Annona jamaicensis	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Mountain Soursop

VU — Vulnerable

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Soursop	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Soursop

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.