New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Red Balau

Pteropus vetula compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Shorea
Species	Pteropus vetula	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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