Dwarf Flying Fox vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fissidens
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Tiny Fern-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.