Dense-flowered Fumitory vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Fumaria densiflora compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Papaveraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fumaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fumaria densiflora	Pteropus speciosus

Conservation Status

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.