Keeled wormseed vs Ornate Flying Fox

Dysphania carinata compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keeled wormseed	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dysphania	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dysphania carinata	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keeled wormseed	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.