Caroline Flying Fox vs Dew-Thread

Pteropus molossinus compared with Drosera filiformis

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Dew-Thread is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Dew-Thread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Droseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Drosera
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Drosera filiformis

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Dew-Thread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dew-Thread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.