New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Pectis

Pteropus vetula compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pectis
Species	Pteropus vetula	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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