Angled Burr Cucumber vs Ornate Flying Fox

Sicyos angulatus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

  • Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Angled Burr Cucumber Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cucurbitaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Sicyos Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Sicyos angulatus Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Angled Burr Cucumber Ornate Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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