Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Gray Flying Fox

Nymphoides cordata compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Gray 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 griseus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Gray 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.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.