Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs Shepherd's purse

Pteropus speciosus compared with Capsella bursa-pastoris

Key Differences

  • Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Shepherd's purse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Philippine Gray Flying Fox Shepherd's purse
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Brassicaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Capsella
Species Pteropus speciosus Capsella bursa-pastoris

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Shepherd's purse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Philippine Gray Flying Fox Shepherd's purse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shepherd's purse

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

No description available.

Shepherd's purse

No description available.

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