Pacific Flying Fox vs Pengua

Pteropus tonganus compared with Macaranga mappa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Pengua
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)	Macaranga
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Pengua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pengua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.