arctic buttercup vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Ranunculus hyperboreus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• arctic buttercup is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic buttercup	Gray-headed 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 hyperboreus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

arctic buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic buttercup	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic buttercup

The Arctic buttercup (Ranunculus hyperboreus) 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.