Napoleon's plume vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Bauhinia monandra compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Napoleon's plume is Data Deficient while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Napoleon's plume	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bauhinia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bauhinia monandra	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Napoleon's plume

DD — Data Deficient

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Napoleon's plume	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Napoleon's plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Colombia).

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.