Keruing vs Ornate Flying Fox

Dipterocarpus eurhynchus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Keruing is Near Threatened while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keruing	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dipterocarpus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keruing	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keruing

Habitat

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

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.