Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf vs Gray Flying Fox

Hydrophyllum canadense compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydrophyllum canadense	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.