Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Nymphoides cordata compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nymphoides	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.