Caroline Flying Fox vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Pteropus molossinus compared with Nymphoides cordata

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nymphoides
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

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.