Bayou Violet vs Ornate Flying Fox

Viola sororia compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Bayou Violet is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bayou Violet	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Violaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Viola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Viola sororia	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Bayou Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bayou Violet	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bayou Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bayou Violet

The Bayou Violet (Viola sororia) is a species in the genus Viola. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.