False Virginia Creeper vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Parthenocissus inserta compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• False Virginia Creeper is Not Evaluated while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Virginia Creeper	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Vitales (Vitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Vitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Parthenocissus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Parthenocissus inserta	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

False Virginia Creeper

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Virginia Creeper	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Virginia Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (26 countries) and North America (United States).

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.