Fountain Apple-Moss vs Pacific Flying Fox

Philonotis fontana compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fountain Apple-Moss	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bartramiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Philonotis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Philonotis fontana	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fountain Apple-Moss	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.