Pacific Flying Fox vs Sand Saffron

Pteropus tonganus compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Colchicum
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Sand Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.