Admiralty Flying Fox vs Marsh Straw Sedge

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Carex echinodes

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while Marsh Straw Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Marsh Straw Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carex
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Carex echinodes

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Straw Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Marsh Straw Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.