Dwarf Flying Fox vs Pale Sunflower

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Pale Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Pale Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Pale Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).