Kosrae Flying Fox vs Wormseed

Pteropus ualanus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Wormseed
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dysphania
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).