Dune Dandelion vs Ornate Flying Fox

Taraxacum dunense compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Dune Dandelion is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Dandelion	Ornate 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	Taraxacum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Taraxacum dunense	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Dune Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Dandelion	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.