Dwarf Flying Fox vs Wormseed

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dysphania
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).