Pacific Flying Fox vs scratch grass

Pteropus tonganus compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Muhlenbergia
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.