Earleaf nightshade vs Ornate Flying Fox

Solanum mauritianum compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Earleaf nightshade is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Earleaf nightshade	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Solanum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Solanum mauritianum	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Earleaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Earleaf nightshade	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Earleaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador, Peru).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.