Kosrae Flying Fox vs smooth hawkweed

Pteropus ualanus compared with Hieracium laevigatum

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while smooth hawkweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	smooth hawkweed
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)	Hieracium
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Hieracium laevigatum

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

smooth hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	smooth hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.