Moluccan Flying Fox vs Prickly Coontail

Pteropus chrysoproctus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Moluccan Flying Fox	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ceratophyllum
Species	Pteropus chrysoproctus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Moluccan Flying Fox	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.