New Caledonian Flying Fox vs saltree

Pteropus vetula compared with Shorea robusta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	saltree
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 robusta

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

saltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltree

Habitat

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