Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs Red ash

Pteropus speciosus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Red ash
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)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alphitonia
Species	Pteropus speciosus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.