Forest Ironplum vs Ornate Flying Fox

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Forest Ironplum is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Putranjivaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Drypetes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.