Bighead knapweed vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Centaurea macrocephala compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Bighead knapweed is Not Evaluated while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bighead knapweed	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Centaurea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Centaurea macrocephala	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Bighead knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bighead knapweed	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bighead knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bighead knapweed

The Bighead knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala) is a species in the genus Centaurea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.