Kosrae Flying Fox vs Lesser Scalewort

Pteropus ualanus compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Lesser Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Frullania
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.