Few-Flower Spike-Rush vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Eleocharis quinqueflora compared with Pteropus ualanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Few-Flower Spike-Rush	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eleocharis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eleocharis quinqueflora	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Few-Flower Spike-Rush

EN — Endangered

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Few-Flower Spike-Rush	Kosrae Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Few-Flower Spike-Rush

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.