Kosrae Flying Fox vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Pteropus ualanus compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Red-Seeded Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Taraxacum
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Taraxacum erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.