Bermuda buttercup vs Madagascan flying fox

Oxalis pes-caprae compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Bermuda buttercup is Not Evaluated while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda buttercup	Madagascan flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Oxalis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Oxalis pes-caprae	Pteropus rufus

Conservation Status

Bermuda buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda buttercup	Madagascan flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bermuda buttercup

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.