Gray Elm vs Ornate Flying Fox

Ulmus rubra compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Gray Elm is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Elm	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ulmaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ulmus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ulmus rubra	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Gray Elm

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Elm	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.