New Caledonian Flying Fox vs scurvy-grass

Pteropus vetula compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cochlearia
Species	Pteropus vetula	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	scurvy-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.