Dwarf Flying Fox vs Limette

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Limette is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Limette
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Citrus
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Limette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).