False Swift vs Ornate Flying Fox

Borbo fallax compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• False Swift is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Swift	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hesperiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Borbo	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Borbo fallax	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Swift and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Swift

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.