Banks Flying Fox vs Floating Sundew

Pteropus fundatus compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Droseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Drosera
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Floating Sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.