Pacific Flying Fox vs Phoma blight

Pteropus tonganus compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Didymellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Epicoccum
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Phoma blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.