capim-vassoura vs Gray Flying Fox

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• capim-vassoura is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capim-vassoura	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Paspalum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

capim-vassoura

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capim-vassoura	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

capim-vassoura

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

capim-vassoura

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.