New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Spanish Gorse

Pteropus vetula compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Spanish Gorse
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)	Genista
Species	Pteropus vetula	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.