Nut Grass vs Pacific Flying Fox

Cyperus tuberosus compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nut Grass	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cyperus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cyperus tuberosus	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nut Grass	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nut Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.