New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Red ginger

Pteropus vetula compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alpinia
Species	Pteropus vetula	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).