American Bittersweet vs Ornate Flying Fox

Celastrus scandens compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Celastraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Celastrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Celastrus scandens	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.