New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Stinking iris

Pteropus vetula compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus vetula	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonian Flying Fox and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).