Cork Tree vs Ornate Flying Fox

Commiphora pyracanthoides compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Cork Tree is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cork Tree	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Burseraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Commiphora	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Commiphora pyracanthoides	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Cork Tree

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cork Tree	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork Tree

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.