North Moluccan Flying Fox vs Stinking chamomile

Pteropus caniceps compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	North Moluccan Flying Fox	Stinking chamomile
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)	Anthemis
Species	Pteropus caniceps	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	North Moluccan Flying Fox	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.