New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Oriental Beech

Pteropus vetula compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fagus
Species	Pteropus vetula	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Oriental Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.