Caroline Flying Fox vs false pepperwort

Pteropus molossinus compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Marsilea
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.