New Caledonian Flying Fox vs sola pith

Pteropus vetula compared with Aeschynomene afraspera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	sola pith
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)	Aeschynomene
Species	Pteropus vetula	Aeschynomene afraspera

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

sola pith

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	sola pith
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sola pith

Habitat

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