False Flasks vs Ornate Flying Fox

Pertusaria propinqua compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• False Flasks is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Flasks	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pertusariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pertusaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pertusaria propinqua	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

False Flasks

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Flasks	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Flasks

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.