Pacific Flying Fox vs Red Alder

Pteropus tonganus compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alnus
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).