Japanese Maple vs Ornate Flying Fox

Acer palmatum compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Maple	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acer	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acer palmatum	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Maple	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.