Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox vs Maori Sedge

Pteropus pumilus compared with Carex maorica

Key Differences

• Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Maori Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Maori Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carex
Species	Pteropus pumilus	Carex maorica

Conservation Status

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Maori Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Maori Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maori Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.