arctic-alpine fleabane vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Erigeron humilis compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• arctic-alpine fleabane is Near Threatened while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic-alpine fleabane	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Erigeron	Macroglossus
Species	Erigeron humilis	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

arctic-alpine fleabane

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic-alpine fleabane	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic-alpine fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic-alpine fleabane

The Arctic-alpine fleabane (Erigeron humilis) is a species in the genus Erigeron. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.