New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Thinkadu

Pteropus vetula compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Parashorea
Species	Pteropus vetula	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thinkadu

Habitat

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