gobo vs Variable Flying Fox

Arctium lappa compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• gobo is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gobo	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Arctium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Arctium lappa	Pteropus hypomelanus

Conservation Status

gobo

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gobo	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gobo

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gobo

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.