Flat Wrack vs Ornate Flying Fox

Fucus spiralis compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fucaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fucus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fucus spiralis	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.