New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Species code: Hs

Pteropus vetula compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Halophila
Species	Pteropus vetula	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).