Admiralty Flying Fox vs False Dragonhead

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Physostegia virginiana

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while False Dragonhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	False Dragonhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Physostegia
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Physostegia virginiana

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

False Dragonhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	False Dragonhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dragonhead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.