Eastern Hornbeam vs Great Flying Fox

Carpinus orientalis compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Eastern Hornbeam is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Hornbeam	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Betulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carpinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carpinus orientalis	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Eastern Hornbeam

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Hornbeam	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Hornbeam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.