Zorro Volador de Lord Howe vs star-thistle

Pteropus howensis compared with Centaurea calcitrapa

Key Differences

• Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered while star-thistle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe	star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Centaurea
Species	Pteropus howensis	Centaurea calcitrapa

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

star-thistle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe	star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).