Capillary Figwort vs Great Flying Fox

Scrophularia capillaris compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Capillary Figwort is Critically Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capillary Figwort	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Scrophulariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Scrophularia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Scrophularia capillaris	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Capillary Figwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capillary Figwort	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capillary Figwort

Habitat

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Capillary Figwort

The Capillary Figwort (Scrophularia capillaris) is a species in the genus Scrophularia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.