Pacific Flying Fox vs Stinging Tree

Pteropus tonganus compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Urticaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dendrocnide
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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