black currant-tree vs Variable Flying Fox

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Antidesma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.