Dahoon vs Ornate Flying Fox

Ilex cassine compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Dahoon is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dahoon	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ilex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ilex cassine	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Dahoon

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dahoon	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dahoon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.