Admiralty Flying Fox vs Arrowroot

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Maranta arundinacea

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while Arrowroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Marantaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Maranta
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Maranta arundinacea

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.