Halmaheran Blossom Bat vs star-thistle

Syconycteris carolinae compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	star-thistle
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	Syconycteris	Centaurea
Species	Syconycteris carolinae	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).