Angelin vs Little Red Flying Fox

Andira inermis compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Angelin Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (식물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (피자식물문) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class Magnoliopsida (목련강) Mammalia (포유류)
Order Fabales (콩목) Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family Fabaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Andira Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Andira inermis Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Angelin Little Red Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angelin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (India, Singapore), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Angelin

The Angelin (Andira inermis) is a species in the genus Andira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Indom.

Little Red Flying Fox

No description available.

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