ant-tree vs Ornate Flying Fox

Triplaris americana compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• ant-tree is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ant-tree	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Triplaris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Triplaris americana	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

ant-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ant-tree	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ant-tree

The Ant-tree (Triplaris americana) is a species in the genus Triplaris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.