Eastern Waterleaf vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Hydrophyllum virginianum compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Eastern Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Waterleaf	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydrophyllum virginianum	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Waterleaf	Kosrae Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.