Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs scimitar-bean

Pteropus speciosus compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	scimitar-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)	Canavalia
Species	Pteropus speciosus	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).