Creeping Spikemoss vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Selaginella apoda compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Spikemoss	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Selaginella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Selaginella apoda	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Spikemoss	Kosrae Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and United States.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.