Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Great Flying Fox

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

  • Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buffalo Sallow-wattle Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (tumbuhan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family Fabaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Acacia Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Acacia phlebophylla Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Buffalo Sallow-wattle Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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