New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Riverhemp

Pteropus vetula compared with Sesbania leptocarpa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Riverhemp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Riverhemp

Habitat

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