Babington's Orache vs Great Flying Fox

Atriplex glabriuscula compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Babington's Orache is Near Threatened while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Babington's Orache	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Atriplex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Atriplex glabriuscula	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Babington's Orache

NT — Near Threatened

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Babington's Orache	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Babington's Orache

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Babington's Orache

The Babington's Orache (Atriplex glabriuscula) is a species in the genus Atriplex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.