Aldabra flying fox vs Floating Fern

Pteropus aldabrensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Aldabra flying fox is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aldabra flying fox	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salvinia
Species	Pteropus aldabrensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Aldabra flying fox

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aldabra flying fox	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aldabra flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Aldabra flying fox

The Aldabra flying fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.