Clam Cherry vs Ornate Flying Fox

Cordia laevigata compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Clam Cherry is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clam Cherry	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cordiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cordia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cordia laevigata	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Clam Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clam Cherry	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clam Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clam Cherry

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