Nutmeg vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Myristica fragrans compared with Pteropus speciosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutmeg	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myristicaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Myristica	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Myristica fragrans	Pteropus speciosus

Conservation Status

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutmeg	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).