field cudweed vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Filago arvensis compared with Pteropus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field cudweed	Little Golden-mantled 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	Filago	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Filago arvensis	Pteropus pumilus

Conservation Status

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field cudweed	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.