New Caledonian Flying Fox vs smooth dock

Pteropus vetula compared with Rumex altissimus

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while smooth dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	smooth dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rumex
Species	Pteropus vetula	Rumex altissimus

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

smooth dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	smooth dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).