Dock vs Ornate Flying Fox

Rumex confusus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Dock is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dock	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rumex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rumex confusus	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.