Great Flying Fox vs pill sedge

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Carex pilulifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Great Flying Fox pill sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Poales (Grasses)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Cyperaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Carex
Species Pteropus neohibernicus Carex pilulifera

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

pill sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Great Flying Fox pill sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pill sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

pill sedge

No description available.

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