Flexuous Gutweed vs Pacific Flying Fox

Ulva flexuosa compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flexuous Gutweed	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ulvaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ulva	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ulva flexuosa	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Flexuous Gutweed

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flexuous Gutweed	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flexuous Gutweed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.