New Caledonian Flying Fox vs pliant lettuce

Pteropus vetula compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	pliant lettuce
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)	Lactuca
Species	Pteropus vetula	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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