Floating Bur-Reed vs Ornate Flying Fox

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Typhaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sparganium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.