Cape Box vs Ornate Flying Fox

Buxus macowanii compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Cape Box is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Box	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Buxales (Buxales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Buxaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Buxus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Buxus macowanii	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Box	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Box

Habitat

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

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Box

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