Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs umkokolo

Pteropus speciosus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dovyalis
Species	Pteropus speciosus	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).