Blake'S Aster vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Oclemena blakei compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Blake'S Aster is Extinct while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blake'S Aster	Moluccan 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	Oclemena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Oclemena blakei	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Blake'S Aster

EX — Extinct

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blake'S Aster	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blake'S Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blake'S Aster

The Blake'S Aster (Oclemena blakei) is a species in the genus Oclemena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.