Bird's Eye vs Variable Flying Fox

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ) Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family Sapindaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Alectryon Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Alectryon subcinereus Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Variable Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

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.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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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