Moluccan Flying Fox vs Cotonéaster

Pteropus chrysoproctus compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

• Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Cotonéaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moluccan Flying Fox	Cotonéaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cotoneaster
Species	Pteropus chrysoproctus	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moluccan Flying Fox	Cotonéaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).