Dwarf Flying Fox vs Grooved Flax

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Linum
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.