Katung Fa vs Leschenault's rousette

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Rousettus leschenaultii

Key Differences

• Katung Fa is Least Concern while Leschenault's rousette is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Katung Fa	Leschenault's rousette
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alstonia	Rousettus
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Rousettus leschenaultii

Conservation Status

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Leschenault's rousette

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Katung Fa	Leschenault's rousette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Leschenault's rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.