New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Root-headed Centaury

Pteropus vetula compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Root-headed Centaury
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)	Centaurea
Species	Pteropus vetula	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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