Dwarf Flying Fox vs Prickly Yellow

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.