bog-asphodel vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Narthecium americanum compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Narthecium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Narthecium americanum	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.