Lombok Flying Fox vs Palmate Germanderwort

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Riccardia palmata

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Palmate Germanderwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Palmate Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aneuraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Riccardia
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Riccardia palmata

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Palmate Germanderwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Palmate Germanderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palmate Germanderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.