Fen Ragwort vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Jacobaea paludosa compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Ragwort	Gray-headed 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	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Jacobaea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Jacobaea paludosa	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Ragwort	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.