Dwarf Setaria vs Ornate Flying Fox

Setaria italica compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Setaria is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Setaria	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Setaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Setaria italica	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Setaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Setaria	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Setaria

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.