Kosrae Flying Fox vs Weed silene

Pteropus ualanus compared with Silene conoidea

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Weed silene is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Weed silene
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Silene
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Silene conoidea

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Weed silene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Weed silene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weed silene

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).