Pacific Flying Fox vs Thicket Bean

Pteropus tonganus compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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