Cypress Carpet vs Ornate Flying Fox

Thera cupressata compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Cypress Carpet is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cypress Carpet	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Geometridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thera cupressata	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cypress Carpet and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cypress Carpet

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cypress Carpet	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cypress Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Germany.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.