Brewer’s Willow vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Salix breweri compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Brewer’s Willow is Least Concern while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brewer’s Willow	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salicaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Salix	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Salix breweri	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Brewer’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brewer’s Willow	Kosrae Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brewer’s Willow

Habitat

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

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brewer’s Willow

The Brewer’s Willow (Salix breweri) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.