Kosrae Flying Fox vs Spathulate Botrychium

Pteropus ualanus compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Botrychium
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.