Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs Slingshot

Pteropus speciosus compared with Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Key Differences

• Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Slingshot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Slingshot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tabernaemontana
Species	Pteropus speciosus	Tabernaemontana laurifolia

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Slingshot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Slingshot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slingshot

Habitat

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