New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Stringwood

Pteropus vetula compared with Acalypha rubrinervis

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Stringwood is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Stringwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acalypha
Species	Pteropus vetula	Acalypha rubrinervis

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Stringwood

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Stringwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stringwood

Habitat

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