Dwarf Flying Fox vs Spiny Cocklebur

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Xanthium spinosum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Spiny Cocklebur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Spiny Cocklebur
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)	Xanthium
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Xanthium spinosum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Spiny Cocklebur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Cocklebur

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).