Banks Flying Fox vs Lesser Germanderwort

Pteropus fundatus compared with Riccardia incurvata

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Lesser Germanderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aneuraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Riccardia
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Lesser Germanderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.