Carelessweed vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	North Moluccan 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 caniceps

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carelessweed	North Moluccan 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).

North Moluccan 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.