New Caledonian Flying Fox vs screw-pine

Pteropus vetula compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pandanus
Species	Pteropus vetula	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

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