Capillary Figwort vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Scrophularia capillaris compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Capillary Figwort is Critically Endangered while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capillary Figwort	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
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	Macroglossus
Species	Scrophularia capillaris	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Capillary Figwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capillary Figwort	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
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.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

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.