Bed-jacket vs Variable Flying Fox

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Sapindales (ムクロジ目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Sapindaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Alectryon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Alectryon tomentosus Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Variable Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Variable Flying Fox

No description available.

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