New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Thicket Bean

Pteropus vetula compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Thicket Bean
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)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus vetula	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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