Centaury vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cirsium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.