marsh dock vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Rumex palustris compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• marsh dock is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh dock	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rumex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rumex palustris	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh dock	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.