Carelessweed vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

  • Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Carelessweed Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Amaranthaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Amaranthus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Amaranthus spinosus Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Carelessweed Kosrae Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Kosrae Flying Fox

No description available.

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