New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Squirrel Corn

Pteropus vetula compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dicentra
Species	Pteropus vetula	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.