Foxtail vs Ornate Flying Fox

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Foxtail is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Amaranthus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.