Bearded Sugarbush vs Ornate Flying Fox

Protea magnifica compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Bearded Sugarbush is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Sugarbush	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Protea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Protea magnifica	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Bearded Sugarbush

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Sugarbush	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Sugarbush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in South Africa.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Sugarbush

The Bearded Sugarbush (Protea magnifica) is a species in the genus Protea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.