Allen's Buttercup vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Ranunculus allenii compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Allen's Buttercup is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Buttercup	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ranunculus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ranunculus allenii	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Allen's Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Buttercup	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Allen's Buttercup

The Allen's Buttercup (Ranunculus allenii) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.