Bitternut vs Ornate Flying Fox

Carya cordiformis compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Bitternut is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitternut	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juglandaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carya	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carya cordiformis	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Bitternut

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitternut	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitternut

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.

Bitternut

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