New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Reticulate Thistle

Pteropus vetula compared with Onopordum nervosum

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Reticulate Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Reticulate Thistle
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)	Onopordum
Species	Pteropus vetula	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Reticulate Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).