clam-cherry vs Ornate Flying Fox

Byrsonima lucida 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 Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Malpighiaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Byrsonima Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Byrsonima lucida 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 (Byrsonima lucida) is a species in the genus Byrsonima. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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