Indian toothcup vs Ornate Flying Fox

Rotala indica compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Indian toothcup is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian toothcup	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lythraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rotala	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rotala indica	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Indian toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian toothcup	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.