Big-Leaved Periwinkle vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Vinca major compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Big-Leaved Periwinkle is Not Evaluated while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaved Periwinkle	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Vinca	Notopteris
Species	Vinca major	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaved Periwinkle	New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

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 (Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (6 countries).

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

The Big-Leaved Periwinkle (Vinca major) is a species in the genus Vinca. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.