Banks Flying Fox vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Pteropus fundatus compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Red-Seeded Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Red-Seeded 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 erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.

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.