Lombok Flying Fox vs Short Pipe-Wort

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Short Pipe-Wort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Short Pipe-Wort
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)	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eriocaulon
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Short Pipe-Wort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.