Banks Flying Fox vs Spathulate Botrychium

Pteropus fundatus compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Botrychium
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.