American Goldthread vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Coptis trifolia compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• American Goldthread is Not Evaluated while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Goldthread	Gilliard's 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	Coptis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Coptis trifolia	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

American Goldthread

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Goldthread	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Goldthread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Goldthread

The American Goldthread (Coptis trifolia) is a species in the genus Coptis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.