Early Buttercup vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Ranunculus fascicularis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Early Buttercup is Extinct while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Early Buttercup	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ranunculus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ranunculus fascicularis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Early Buttercup	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.