Banks Flying Fox vs Large Hook-lobed Dandelion

Pteropus fundatus compared with Taraxacum subhamatum

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Large Hook-lobed Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Large Hook-lobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Taraxacum
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Taraxacum subhamatum

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Large Hook-lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Large Hook-lobed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Hook-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.