Hooked Dock vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Rumex brownii compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooked Dock	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rumex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rumex brownii	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooked Dock	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.