Banks Flying Fox vs Erect Pricklypear

Pteropus fundatus compared with Opuntia stricta

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Erect Pricklypear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Erect Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Caryophyllales (석죽목)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cactaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Opuntia
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Opuntia stricta

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Erect Pricklypear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Erect Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Erect Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.