Broad-leaf arrowhead vs Madagascan flying fox

Sagittaria platyphylla compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Broad-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Madagascan flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sagittaria platyphylla	Pteropus rufus

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Madagascan flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-leaf arrowhead

The Broad-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia)..