Gut Weed vs Ornate Flying Fox

Ulva intestinalis compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Gut Weed is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ulvaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ulva	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.