Kosrae Flying Fox vs willow-weed

Pteropus ualanus compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	willow-weed
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Persicaria
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.