Great Flying Fox vs Spiral head ginger

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Spiral head ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Costaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Costus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Costus scaber

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).