Pacific Flying Fox vs Year Bean

Pteropus tonganus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Year 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 dumosus

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.