Moluccan Flying Fox vs Mountain Aster

Pteropus chrysoproctus compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moluccan Flying Fox	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oclemena
Species	Pteropus chrysoproctus	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moluccan Flying Fox	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.