Alpine Bog Laurel vs Great Flying Fox

Kalmia microphylla compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine Bog Laurel Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ericales (Ericales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Ericaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Kalmia Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Kalmia microphylla Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Alpine Bog Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine Bog Laurel Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bog Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Bog Laurel

The Alpine Bog Laurel (Kalmia microphylla) is a species in the genus Kalmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Norway and United States.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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