British Dock vs Great Flying Fox

Rumex britannica compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank British Dock Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Polygonaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Rumex Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Rumex britannica Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

British Dock

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute British Dock Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

British Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

British Dock

The British Dock (Rumex britannica) is a species in the genus Rumex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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