alpine cinquefoil vs Ornate Flying Fox

Potentilla crantzii compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

  • alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alpine cinquefoil Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rosales (Roses & Allies) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Rosaceae (Rose Family) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Potentilla Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Potentilla crantzii Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alpine cinquefoil Ornate Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. 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 Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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