iron-grass vs Ornate Flying Fox

Spermacoce confusa compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• iron-grass is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	iron-grass	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rubiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Spermacoce	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Spermacoce confusa	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	iron-grass	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.