New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Small Suncup

Pteropus vetula compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aspidonepsis
Species	Pteropus vetula	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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