Dwarf Flying Fox vs Floating Fern

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salvinia
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).