Caroline Flying Fox vs Golden-Heather

Pteropus molossinus compared with Hudsonia ericoides

Key Differences

• Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered while Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caroline Flying Fox	Golden-Heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cistaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hudsonia
Species	Pteropus molossinus	Hudsonia ericoides

Conservation Status

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caroline Flying Fox	Golden-Heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-Heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.