Greater Mascarene flying fox vs Stinking chamomile

Pteropus niger compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Mascarene flying fox	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Anthemis
Species	Pteropus niger	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Mascarene flying fox	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.