ladder flapwort vs Pacific Flying Fox

Nardia scalaris compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• ladder flapwort is Vulnerable while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ladder flapwort	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nardia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nardia scalaris	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ladder flapwort	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ladder flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.